A STUDY OF STRAWBERRY GROWERS IN MAHABALESHWAR TEHSIL OF SATARA DISTRICT
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1996
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Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri
Abstract
Strawberry ( Fragaria ananassa } is a crop of
commercial import ance. The importance of this fruit from dietic point
of view can hardly be eraphasized. Strawberry fruit provides proteins,
fats, lipids, sugar and minerals which are essential for the mail
of the health.
Strawberry is extensively grown in Mahabaleshwar tehsil as a
principal cash crop. However, as yet, it's per hectare yield has not
reached to it's maximum, due to constraints faced by strawberry grower?
such as technological, economical, extension, supply and marketing. The present investigation was conducted in ten villages from
Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district. From each village 15 growers
were selected to make a total sample of 150 growers for the present
study.
The main objective of the investigation was to study the
adoption of improved practices of strawberry cultivation by the growers.
The study further attempts to examine practices followed by the
strawberry growers, marketing aspects, constraints faced and
suggestions made by the growers to overcome the constraints faced by
them.
It was observed that all the respondents were not similar in
their characteristics. Some personal socio-economic and psychological
characteristics of the respondents were also studied. Regarding the
association between adoption level and personal, socio-economic and
psychological characteristics.
It was found that size of land holding had no relationship with
the level of adoption The education, size of family, annual income,
experience in farming, social participation, sources of information,
economic motivation and risk orientation of the growers had significant
relationship with the level of adoption of improved practices.
The study revealed that the majority of the strawberry growers
were educated, had medium size of family, medium annual income and
small size of land holdings. These growers had medium experience in
strawberry farming, social participation and medium use of information
sources. They had also medium economic motivation and risk
orientation.
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