Study on Constraints and Adoption of Black Gram Production Technology by the Farmers in Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Farmers had a medium level of adoption about improved practices of black gram cultivation in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Majority (82.5%) of the respondent adopted the recommended varieties and (73.33%) of the respondent had adopted the recommended control measures of disease and insect pest, while in case of recommended manure and fertilizer application, (79.16%) of the respondent had adopted FYM application and (66.66%) percent respondent had adopted the recommended chemical fertilizer application, and cultural practices cent percent of the respondent had adopted them. Majority of the respondent (95.93%) constraints faced by complexity, it was also fallowed by lack of technical guidance (93.33%), not existing of the market (92.5%), lack of marketing facilities (91.66%), non-availability of skilled labour (90.83%), monopoly of merchant in the market (51.66%), and lack of financial support (43.33%) respectively.

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Shani Kumar Singh, Arun Kumar Singh, Kailash Jakhar

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  • EP ID EP573228
  • DOI 10.20546/ijcmas.2017.610.022
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Shani Kumar Singh, Arun Kumar Singh, Kailash Jakhar (2017). Study on Constraints and Adoption of Black Gram Production Technology by the Farmers in Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh, India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences (IJCMAS), 6(10), 174-178. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-573228