Adoption Level and Constraints in Adoption of lmproved Practices among Vegetable Growers of Chikmagalur District, Karnataka

摘要

The study was conducted to assess the personal and social-economic status, adoption level and constraints faced by vegetable growers in adoption of improved cultivation practices. The study revealed that most of the respondents were middle aged (41 to 50 years), literates (8 to 10 standard) having small sized families (one to six members) with large farm size (above five acres) possessing wooden plough and seed drill and own bore well irrigation facilities. Majority of the respondents adopted improved varieties and irrigation management and they neglected improved practices in nursery raising and pest management They faced major technical constraints in irrigation and pest management High cost of inputs of was the major economic constraint and marketing constraints were storage and lack of processing unit.