Problems Faced by Vegetable Growers in District Budgam, J&K
Badar Iqbal
Rural Development Department, Kashmir, India.
Mushtaq Ahmad
Division of Agricultural Extension and Communication, SKUAST-K, India.
Raies A. Bhat
KVK, Kupwara, J&K, India.
Tanveer Ahmad Ahngar *
Division of Agronomy, FoA, Wadura, SKUAST-K, India.
M. A. Beigh
Division of Agricultural Extension and Communication, SKUAST-K, India.
S. A. Saraf
Division of Agricultural Economics & Statistics, FoA, Wadura, SKUAST-K, India.
Showket Maqbool
Division of AGB, FVSC and AH, Shuhama, SKUAST-K, India.
Farida Akhter
Division of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, FoA, Wadura, SKUAST-K, India.
Badrudurez .
KVK, Pulwama, J&K, India.
Zahida Rashid
Dryland Agriculture Research Station, SKUAST-K, India.
M. A. Wani
Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, FoA, Wadura, SKUAST-K, India.
S. H. Khan
Division of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Wadura, SKUAST-K, India.
G. Gani
Department of Education, J&K, India.
Naresh Kethavath
Division of Agricultural Extension and Communication, SKUAST-K, India.
Majid Rashid
Division of Vegetable Science, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Srinagar, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the problems faced by the vegetable growers in District Budgam. Data was collected from 250 respondents of ten villages. A structured schedule listing almost all possible problems was framed to know the extent of problems they face. Ranking was done on the basis of maximum percentage. Majority of the growers about 96.8% reported non availability of labour at the time of harvesting, followed by 91.2% of the growers which reported that markets were distantly located and so on.
Keywords: Vegetables, grower, problems, market.