ADOPTION OF IMPROVED TOMATO PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY BY THE GROWERS IN MEHSANA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATE
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2021-09-19
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SARDARKRUSHINAGAR DANTIWADA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY - SARDARKRUSHINAGAR
Abstract
Tomato is an important vegetables crop of Gujarat. The tomato is used not only as a vegetable, but also for preparing different vegetable products and its demand will be very high in the time to come. Even with the advancement of improved practices in tomato production, it has been observed that either the same has not reached the field or the farmers are reluctant to use these practices. Their problems regarding the adoption of recommended cultivation practices of tomato production need to be identified and analyzed. It is therefore, worthwhile to investigate, constraints faced by the farmers in adoption of tomato production technology. Keeping this in view, the present study "Adoption of improved tomato production technology by the growers in Mehsana district of Gujarat state" was planned with the following specific objectives.
(1) To study the selected characteristics of tomato growers
(2) To study the knowledge level about the improved tomato production technology among the tomato growers
(3) To study the extent of adoption of improved tomato production technology by the tomato growers
(4) To study the association between selected characteristics of tomato growers with their extent of adoption of improved tomato production technology
(5) To identify the constraints experienced by the tomato growers in adoption of tomato production technology
(6) To seek the suggestions from the tomato growers to overcome the constraint experienced by them adoption of tomato production technology
Research methodology
Ex-post facto research design was used for the study. Considering the highest tomato grown area first rank Mehsana district in north Gujarat was selected purposively. Mehsana district has ten talukas, among them four talukas viz., Mehsana, Kadi, Vijapur and Jotana were selected randomly for the present study based on higher area under tomato cultivation.
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Findings
1. Nearly three-fifth (58.75%) of the tomato growers were in the middle age group.
2. More than one-third (36.26%) of the growers were educated up to high school level followed by 28.12 per cent of them were having education up to middle school level.
3. Two-fifth (40.00%) of tomato growers were having semi-medium size of land holding and 32.50 per cent tomato growers had medium size land holding.
4. More than two third (70.00%) of tomato growers were having small size of area under tomato cultivation.
5. Slightly more than one half (51.87%) of the growers had annual income above
<2,00,000.
6. More than two-fifth (41.25%) of the tomato growers were members in one organizations.
7. More than one half (56.25%) of the tomato growers had used flood irrigation method. Only 43.75 per cent of the tomato growers had used drip irrigation method.
8. Nearly two-third (65.63%) of the tomato growers had medium level of utilization of information sources.
9. More than two-third (67.50%) of the tomato growers had medium level of extension participation.
10. Nearly two-third (64.37%) of the tomato growers had medium level of economic motivation.
11. It could be concluded that more than three-fourth (76.87%) of the growers were found in medium category of market orientation.
12. Nearly three-fifth (59.37%) the tomato growers had medium level of knowledge regarding improved tomato production technology.
13. Nearly three-fifth (58.13%) of the tomato growers were having medium extent of adoption of improved tomato production technology.
14. The result of correlation analysis indicated that out of the twelve independent variables, seven variables viz., education, land holding, annual income, area under tomato cultivation, social participation, extension participation, sources of information, economic motivation, market orientation and knowledge were positively and significantly relationship with level of adoption about improved tomato production technology by the growers.
15. The results leads to conclude that fluctuation in market price, high labour charges, absence of storage facilities and high transport cost were the most important constraints faced by the majority of growers in adoption and operation of tomato production technologies.
16. Important suggestions endorsed by the tomato growers were: provision of minimum support price for tomato, government should provide storages facilities nearby villages and timely technical guidance should be provided by village level workers and extension officers.