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Constraints Analysis in Adoption of Vegetable Production Technologies for Livelihood Perspective of Tribal Farmers in North

A.K. Mohanty, B. Lepch and Ashok Kumar

Abstract

In Sikkim mostly farmers prefer to grow vegetables round the year as it gives better and quick return as compared to other crops under organic condition. In spite of the conducive environment for vegetable cultivation, the vegetable growers of North district of Sikkim are facing various type of constraints in adoption of scientific vegetable production technologies, hence the study entitled “ Constraints analysis in adoption of vegetable production technologies among tribal farmers of North Sikkim : A livelihood perspective â€ was conducted in twelve vegetable growing villages of North Sikkim district covering 120 respondents comprising of marginal, small, medium and large farmers (10 from each village). With the help of a pre- tested interview schedule, a survey was conducted to collect relevant data and then appropriate statistical procedure was employed to analyse the data for assessing the effect of different constraints like socio-personal, socio-economic, organizational, and technological in the adoption component. The study revealed that mean score for all these constraints were higher among small farmers as compared to marginal, medium and large farmers for vegetable production in north district

Keyword: Organic condition; Environment; Vegetable cultivation; Vegetable growers;

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