Comparative analysis of production and marketing constraints of tomato growers inKarnataka - with special reference to Kolar and Belagavi districts

Abstract

The present study was conducted to identify the constraints in production and marketing of tomato in the studydistricts.The study was conducted during the agricultural year 2020-21. The multi-stage purposive sampling procedure wasadopted to select the tomato growing farmers in the study districts. The study was purely based on primary data related toboth production and marketing constraints, were identified based on the opinion survey from 96 sample respondents.Garett’s rankingtechnique was used to evaluate the problems encountered by respondents of tomato growers. In thismethod, the farmers were asked to rank the given constraint according to the magnitude of the problem. In Belagavi district,major production constraints were requirement of better management practices (I) followed by high expenditure on plantprotection chemicals (II) and severe incidence of pest and disease (III). While, in case of Kolar district severe incidence ofpest and disease ranked first with mean garret score of 66.64 followed by high expenditure on plant protection chemicalswith mean garret score of 60.79 and timely non-availability of labours and high wage rates with mean garret score of 57.79.Whereas, in case of marketing constraints high price fluctuations stood first in both the districts.