Assessing the Constraints in Groundnut Cultivation in Karimnagar District of Telangana State, India

Abstract

Groundnut is an important oilseed crop in India and makes a sizable contribution to the country's agricultural economy. It is cultivated in many different agro-climatic zones and supports the livelihoods of many farmers and laborers. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Jammikunta, Karimnagar district of Telangana state, has played a key role in developing and disseminating location-specific technologies for groundnut one of its mandated crops. A Study on Constraint Analysis of   groundnut Crop in Karimnagar District of Telangana State was undertaken to analyze the constraints in the adoption of groundnut production technologies, an ex-post facto research design, combined with an exploratory approach, was employed for this study. The Prakasam Krishi Vigyan Kendra was selected purposively as the investigation and each crop 60 farmers selected for study, selected major crops in the district, A total of 60 farmers were selected as respondents.Major problems identified are improved varieties are not available in the local market(88.33%), gypsum is not available(88.33%), lesser plant population per acre (88.33%) are ranked 1stfollowed by weed infestation is more(81.67%), higher incidence of leaf folder (81.67%), spodoptera incidence is more (81.67%), Less awareness on seed treatment and virus problem is more (81.67 %), Less awareness on sprinkler Irrigation( 71.67%) and The suggestions offered are assessing the performance of newly released varieties (83.33%), motivate the farmers to approach Department of Agriculture for timely availability of gypsum( 83.33%), educating the farmers on maintenance of optimum plant population(83.33%) followed by conducting large scale demonstrations on usage of herbicides(75.00%) strategies through participatory research, extension outreach, policy and Strengthening linkages among research institutions, seed corporations, and local input dealers, along with establishing village-level seed banks and FPOssupport will strengthen groundnut production systems and livelihoods of farmers.