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 |
A sample of 100 sugarcane growers from 25 villages has been studied in the current paper entitled constraints in the production and marketing of sugarcane in the Belagavi district of Karnataka state. In the choice of district, tehsil, village and sample farmers, multi-stage sampling design was used. Using a pre-tested organized schedule by personal interview form, relevant data on different types of restrictions faced and anticipated solutions were collected. Garrett's ranking technique was used to estimate the constraints encountered in the production and marketing of sugarcane. The results of the study revealed that several constraints such as non-availability of water for irrigation, erratic distribution of rainfall, delay in the onset of monsoon, high wage rates, low local market prices, high commission charges and high transport costs were among the major disadvantages in Belagavi district as a whole. In order to overcome these constraints, 80.14 percent of respondents suggested that the government should provide all sugarcane growers in the area with drip irrigation facilities under a strict monitoring scheme. The majority of farmers strongly suggested that appropriate arrangements had to be placed in place to ensure that the minimum support price of the produce was charged to the farmers.
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