STUDY OF HYBRID RICE GROWERS IN SELECTED BLOCKS OF PALAMU DISTRICT, JHARKHAND
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2023
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Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi
Abstract
Hybrid rice cultivation is one of the required methods to fulfil the rice requirement
of the world due to rapid population growth and pressure on cultivated land. Hybrid rice
has been introduced in recent past but, it was not popularized and accepted by the large
section of the farming community as desired. However, lot of efforts are made to
popularize hybrid rice cultivation. With this hypothesis, a study entitled “Study of hybrid
rice growers in selected blocks of Palamu District, Jharkhand” was designed with the
objectives of assessing (i) To analyse the socio- economic status of farmers involved in
hybrid rice cultivation (ii) To study the productivity & profitability of farmers engaged in
the same and (iii) To study the constraints faced by the hybrid rice grower in selected
blocks of Palamu district of Jharkhand purposively due to its potentiality and advancement
of the farmers. A sample size of 180 rice growers was randomly selected as the
respondents. Information were collected personally through a semi-structured schedule.
It was observed that majority of the respondents were middle aged, educated up to
high school and above and small farmers. The respondents had good knowledge about land
situation, variety and different parameters of rice cultivation and lack knowledge about
manures, fertilizers and disease and pest attack. The respondents regularly adopt seed
treatment, sowing quality seed and manage nutrients, disease and pest to the satisfactory
level. Socio economic variables particularly education holding size, extension contact and
annual income greatly influenced in adopting recommended practices of rice cultivation
and attitude towards hybrid rice cultivation. The respondents stated that soil, climate,
temperature, fertility status were suitable for hybrid rice cultivation. They had poor
perception about availability of quality seed of desired variety and its timely supply. They
also reacted about poor advisory service and government policy system particularly
procurement with remunerative price. Adverse climatic condition, nursery raising, pest
and disease attack, unreasonable seed price, poor quality seed, no price support were the
major constraints expressed by the growers in hybrid rice cultivation. The respondents also
faced many social constraints particularly lack of team spirit, community approach. They
had poor opinion about advisory services particularly training, demonstration, monitoring
and guidance. Development of desired variety with quality seed supply in time, easy
disposal of produce with remunerative price, adequate advisory services including
development of skill competency and strategy for community approach were the major
suggestions of the respondents towards popularization of hybrid rice cultivation.