ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR OF FLOWER GROWERS IN TUMKUR DISTRICT
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2018-08-01
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Abstract
The study was conducted in Madhugiri taluk of Tumkur district of Karnataka
during 2017-18 to analyse economic performance and entrepreneurial behaviour of
flower growers. Forty Chrysanthemum, forty Jasmine and forty Crossandra growers were selected by using simple random technique. Thus, making a total sample size of 120. The data was collected through personal interview method and analysed by using appropriate statistical tools. The findings revealed that, 43.33 per cent of the flower growers come under medium economic performance category followed by low (30.83 %) and high (25.83 %) categories of economic performance. The data revealed that B:C ratio of Chrysanthemum production was found to be higher (3.97) followed by Crossandra (2.21) and Jasmine production (1.64). Further, more than two-fifth (43.34 %) of the flower growers falls under medium entrepreneurial behaviour category followed by high (29.16 %) and low (27.50 %) entrepreneurial behaviour group. The major technological gaps found in flower production in areas such as use of micro nutrients, mulching and use of weedicides (I Rank), drip irrigation (II Rank), pinching in case of chrysanthemum or pruning in case of jasmine and crossandra (III Rank) and application of recommended quantity of nutrients (IV Rank). Major constraints faced by the growers with respect to flower production were, irregular supply of electricity, lack of irrigation source, higher interest on loan and untimely availability of credit. High wages and non-availability of labourer were the main issues relating to labour. Exploitation by the middlemen and perishability of the flower were the major marketing constraints.