Restraints in tomato seed production in Haveri district

Abstract

The present study examines the difficulties faced by tomato seed growers having limited knowledge and partialadoption of seed production practices. The present study was conducted in Haveri district of Karnataka state during 2023-24. “Ex-post facto” research design was employed for the study. The required data was collected by using simple randomsampling technique in Haveri district, constituting a total sample size of 120 farmers. Statistical tools such as frequency andpercentage were used. All respondents expressed outbreak of pest and diseases followed by high cost of labour (88.33%),followed by non-availability of skilled labour on time (80.83%), delay in getting grow out test (GOT) reports (69.16%),effect of unseasonal rains during pollination (38.33%), non-availability of enough quantity of irrigation (19.17%) and lackof full knowledge about seed production skills (7.50%) were production-oriented constraints. In terms of market-orientedconstraints, 26.67 per cent experienced deductions in seed quantity purchased by agencies, followed by deny of transportcharges by procurement agency (14.17%) and rejection of seed produced in case of not meeting required seed qualityparameters (12.50%). Growers suggested providing timely GOT reports (80.84%), farm mechanization (58.33%) andfinancial support for rain damage (40.83%) as key solutions.