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recommended mango cultivation technologies, while only 12.73 findings of Anonymous (1998). From Anonymous report, it was
per cent and 1.82 per cent of them had ‘high’ and ‘low’ extent of found that 23.24 per cent respondents had adopted the mango
adoption, respectively. The findings are in conformity with the blossom protection schedule developed by Konkan Krishi
findings of Chawkekar (1984). He also found that 64.00 per cent Vidyapeeth, Dapoli. The constraints reported by the mango
mango growers had ‘medium’ adoption, while 18.50 per cent growers in adoption of recommended mango cultivation
mango growers had ‘high’ adoption level. Only 17.50 per cent technologies are presented in Table 3.
had ‘low’ adoption level.
From the data presented in Table 3, it can be said that
The findings in respect of adoption of specific ‘lack of technical information about plant protection measures’
recommended mango cultivation technologies by the mango (70.91 per cent) was the major constraint, followed by ‘high
growers are presented in Table 2. wage rates of labourers’ (63.64 per cent), ‘lack of skilled labourers’
(60.00 per cent) and ‘high cost of pesticides and fungicides’
It is seen from Table 2 that 58.18 per cent to 77.27 per (59.09 per cent) in adoption of recommended mango cultivation
cent of the mango growers did not adopt the various technologies. ‘Lack of finance at the time of specific operation’
recommended mango cultivation technologies. Only 11.00 to (35.45 per cent), ‘ lack of irrigation facilities’ (20.00 per cent) and
20.00 per cent farmers had full adoption, while 10.00 to 26.00 per ‘equipments are costly’ (19.09 per cent) were the other
cent farmers had partial adoption of the recommended constraints faced by the mango growers. These findings are
technologies of mango. The findings are in conformity with the similar with the findings of Anonymous (1991), wherein ‘non
availability of inputs, expensive technologies and non
Table 3. Constraints faced by the mango growers in adoption of availability of inputs in time’ were the major constraints followed
recommended technologies of mango cultivation by ‘menace of wild animal and stay cattles. Considering the
Sl. Constraints Mango growers (N=110) remunerative value of mango in market, it is suggested to execute
No. Number Percentage an intensive technology transfer programme in the mango
growing areas, supported by development of trained human
1. Lack of technical information
about plant protection measures. 78 70.91 resource. The concerned government organizations and non-
2. High wage rates of labourers 70 63.64 government organizations may take in consideration the
3. Lack of skilled labourers 66 60.00 constraints faced by the mango growers and adopt suitable
4. High cost of pesticides and fungicides 65 59.09 strategy to overcome these constraints. Subsidies on
5. Lack of finance at the time of specific operation 39 35.45 equipments, pesticides and fungicides be given by the
6. Lack of irrigation facilities 22 20.00 government to increase adoption level of technology among
7. Equipments are costly 21 19.09 the mango growers.
References
Anonymous, 1991, Constraints analysis of mango growers A report of Deptt. of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dapoli
Deptt. of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri (M.S.)
Dist. Ratnagiri (M.S.) Chawkekar, A. B., 1984, A study of extent of adoption of plant
protection measures by mango growers in sindhudurg district.
Anonymous, 1998, A study of adoption of mango blossom protection M. Sc. (Agri.) Thesis (Unpublished),KKV, Dapoli, Dist.
schedule by mango growers of Sindhudurg district. A report of Ratnagiri, India.
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