A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ADOPTION AND MARKETING PATTERN OF POMEGRANATE GROWERS IN BAGALKOT DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE
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2001-08-09
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE
Abstract
The study on knowledge, adoption and marketing pattern of
pomegranate growers in Bagalkot district, Kamataka state was carried
out during 1998-99. By following proportionate random sampling 160
farmers were selected and data were collected by personal interview
method.
The important findings of the study were, a majority of the growers
(63.73%) had medium level of knowledge about pomegranate cultivation.
The findings on adoption of recommended cultivation practices by the
pomegranate growers revealed that cent per cent of the pomegranate
growers adopted Ganesh variety. Recommended spacing was followed by
61.25 per cent of the pomegranate growers. Recommended filler materials
in the pit "Were used by 63.12 per cent of the pomegranate growers. More
than half the number of pomegranate growers (53.75%) had grown
groundnut as an intercrop. Nearly 62 per cent of the pomegranate
growers had applied nitrogen in the range of 450-690 g/plant, whereas
86.88 per cent had applied phosphorus in the range of 400-570 g/plant.
In case of application of potasltic fertilizer fifty per cent of the
pomegranate growers applied in the range of 180-375 g/plant Basin
method of irrigation was followed by 57.50 per cent of the pomegranate
growers. A majortiy of the growers (78.60%) were literate,v of which thirty
per cent studied up to middle school. Maximum number of growers
(62.50%) possessed medium land holding of 10-30 acres. Extension
participation and social participation of the pomegranate growers were
low. Half the number of growers (50.63%) had medium level of economic
motivation. The average maintenance cost incurred on one acre of
orchard ranged from Rs. 5,500 to Rs. 8,500.
A positive and significant relationship was observed between
knowledge, education, land holding, annual income, extension contact,
mass media participation, material possession and economic motivation.
Age was found to be negatively significant with the knowledge level of the
respondents.
A majority of the growers (74.77%) sold pomegranate through
auction in different market places. Nearly fifty per cent of the growers
received market information from farmers who visited market The major
constraints faced by pomegranate growers in cultivation and marketing
of produce were, irregular supply of electricity (83.75%), costliness of
packing material (79.38%) and expensive nature of fertilizer and plant
protection chemicals (53.12 and 52.50%) and spoilage during
transportation (56.87%)
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