CONSTRAINTS FACED BY FARMERS IN BOTTLE GOURD CULTIVATION UNDER LOW TUNNEL AND OPEN FIELD CONDITION IN BIKANER DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN

P. YADAV¹*, V. YOGI², V. KUMAR^3
1Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur,313001, Rajasthan, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, 334006, Rajasthan, India
³Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur,313001, Rajasthan, India
* Corresponding Author : pinku.kiran.sachin@gmail.com

Received : 30-08-2023     Accepted : 28-09-2023     Published : 30-09-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 9       Pages : 12613 - 12615
Int J Agr Sci 15.9 (2023):12613-12615

Keywords : Low tunnel technology, Economic constraints, Bottle gourd, Low tunnel, Technology hybrid seed
Academic Editor : Dr S. Krishnakumar,Dr Pratibha Gupta
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur,313001, Rajasthan, India and Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, 334006, Rajasthan, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study has been carried out purposively in Bikaner district of Rajasthan to ascertain constraints perceived by low tunnel technology growers of bottle gourd. A detailed interview schedule in relation to various aspects of low tunnel technology and open field was prepared and data collected from personal interview method. Farmers in the study area were asked to rank each constraint which was analyzed using Garret’s ranking technique. The study revealed that under low tunnel constraints perceived by the farmers were high cost of hybrids seed (67.16%), labour requirements (62.56%), poor-quality water (61.86%), high price of polythene sheet (48.80%), short life of polythene sheet (46.66%), lack of market information (32.10%) and Lack of technology knowledge (31.66%)

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