Technological Gap in Adoption of Recommended Cultivation Practices of MangoGrowers and Constraints Faced by Them

摘要

The study was conducted in Konkan region of the Maharashtra state to find out the extent of technological gap, constraints and suggestions in adoption of recommended mango cultivation practices. One hundred fifty mango growers were interviewed using an interview schedule. The study revealed that majority of the respondents (72.67 %) were found in medium category of technological gap. While maximum technological gap was found in plant protection measures. The major constraints faced by farmers were inthe order of non availability of proper marketing channel, fertilizers were costly, non availability of required grafts in time, lack of knowledge about Rakshak trap, insecticides were costly, lack of knowledge about Amar loranthus cutter and water resources at far distance. The prominent suggestions made by majority of the respondents were providing market information university must provide new and detailed technology at village level, arrange for grafts through recognized nurseries, arrange training programme for mango growers regularly and to give credit and subsidies for purchasing inputs.