A Study on Constraints Faced by the Farmers in Adoption and Marketing of Extra Long Staple Cotton Production Technology

M. Deepika and M. Asokhan

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2019, vol. 34, issue 2

Abstract: The present study was conducted to analyse the constraints faced by the farmers in the adoption and marketing of ELS cotton production technology. The study was taken up in two blocks of Vellore district namely, Tirupattur and Kandhili blocks of Tamil Nadu. The sample size of 132 cotton growers was drawn on proportionate random sample method. The data were collected using a well-structured interview schedule and data were analysed using appropriate statistical analysis. The study revealed that less than two-thirds (62.87%) of the respondents faced the problem of labour crisis followed by a transportation problem (57.57%).

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Date: 2019
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