National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The present study was conducted in Nagpur district of Vidarbha region, Maharashtra State. The sample consisted of 100 farmers from peri-urban area of Nagpur. The data regarding the effect of urbanization on agriculture were collected using pre-tested interview schedule. A study was undertaken on different effect aspect i.e. crop cultivation, livestock, agriculture market, subsidiary occupation, farmers and others. It was observed that 89.00 per cent of farmers from peri-urban area faced major constraints was construction of buildings on agricultural land by private constructors, while 86.00 per cent farmers faced scarcity of labour due to migration to urban areas, whereas 85.00 per cent faced high labour wages, while 83.00 per cent farmers had unwillingness towards agriculture. 82.00 per cent farmers reported they didn’t get proper information to climate change. The major constraint faced by farmers from peri-urban area were construction of buildings on agricultural land by private constructors which results in to conversion of agricultural land in to non-agricultural lands, scarcity of labour, high labour wages, unwillingness of farmers towards agriculture and not getting proper information.
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