Adoption of Recommended Cultivation Practices by Lime Growers of North Karnataka
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2017-06
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
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The present investigation was undertaken at the College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad in Indi and Afzalpur talukas of Vijayapura and Kalaburagi districts of North Karnataka during 2013-14. A sample of 140 lime growers was selected based on random sampling procedure. Primary data were collected with the help of pre-tested and structured interview schedule.
The important findings of the study revealed that majority (53.58%) of lime growers belonged to medium category of overall knowledge about recommended cultivation practices of lime followed by high (30.17%) and low (15.17%) category. Whereas, in case of overall adoption of recommended cultivation practices of lime it was observed that as high as (42.18%) of respondents belonged to medium adoption category of recommended cultivation practices of lime, followed by high (34.29%) and low (23.57%) category. Further it was found that age, education, extension contact and experience in lime cultivation of lime growers exhibited positive and significant relationship with knowledge level. Similarly, education, annual income experience in lime cultivation, land holding, extension contact, mass media participation and economic motivation of lime growers exhibited positive and significant relationship with adoption of recommended cultivation practices of lime.
However with respect to marketing pattern followed by lime growers, it was indicated that majority (63.57%) of respondents sold their produce through commission agents, 84.28 per cent of them sold their produce in Vijayapura market, 55.00 per cent of respondents sought market information from their friends, neighbours and relatives and cent per cent of respondents (100 %) graded their produce before selling and used gunny bags for packing of lime. Majority of the lime growers faced the constraints like exploitation by middle men (80.00%), price fluctuation in the market (76.43%), non-availability of labour (72.86%) and irregular and insufficient power supply (63.57%).