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Vol. 8, Special Issue 2 (2020)

The constraints faced by the nursery growers in Akola district


Author(s): Ajay R Wadekar, Arti R Wadekar and Vaishali S Kohale

Abstract: The study was conducted in Akola district. The sample constituted 50 of the nursery growers. Nursery growers face problems of more than three fourth (86.00 per cent) of the respondents were express financial constraints like high investment. Whereas the respondents expressed non availability of inputs like lack of quality plantings materials such as seed, seedling, rootstock etc. (58.00 per cent), high cost of chemical fertilizers (94.00 per cent), and Irregular supply of electricity (86.00 per cent). Major labour problems were faced by the respondents includes high cost of labour (90.00 per cent), Lack of skilled labour (68.00 per cent) and Unavailability of labour (32.00 per cent). A major problem of technical knowledge like lack of guidance for control of pest and disease were expressed by 58.00 per cent of the respondents. However the respondents expressed marketing constraints like transportation problems (58.00 per cent), Low market price of planting material (68.00 per cent), Lack of market knowledge (92.00 per cent) and exploitation by middleman (62.00 per cent) are the major problems in the area of marketing.

DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i2b.9659

Pages: 85-86  |  711 Views  88 Downloads

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Ajay R Wadekar, Arti R Wadekar and Vaishali S Kohale. The constraints faced by the nursery growers in Akola district. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2020; 8(2): 85-86. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i2b.9659
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