PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN GRAPE PRODUCTION FOR EXPORT PURPOSES- A STUDY IN KRISHNA VALLEY OF KARNATAKA
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PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN GRAPE PRODUCTION FOR EXPORT PURPOSES- A STUDY IN KRISHNA VALLEY OF KARNATAKA
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Creator |
SIMRANJEET, SINGH
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Contributor |
MANDANNA, P. K
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Subject |
fruit products, productivity, exports, pesticides, fruits, markets, area, crops, sowing, tillage equipment
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Description |
Grapes are grown on an area of 7.5 million ha. globally with an output level of 67.7 million tonnes. India ranks 12th in production with an output of .187 million tonnes. The present study was conducted in the Krishna valley grape production belt of Karnataka with a sample size of 60 farmers. The main objective of the study was to identify the technology gap and awareness levels of farmers regarding export procedure, standards and pesticide maximum residue level (MRL) information. It was observed that E.U. countries and Bangladesh were the leading destinations for Indian grape exports (43.25% and 37.58 % respectively). There was also a marked increase in Indian grape production, cultivation area and exports over the years of 2001-09(CAGR rates of 6.54%, 6.61% and 35.50% respectively). However it was also observed that there was a significant percentage of farmers both large and small constrained by some level of technology gap (ranging from 13.33%-88.33% across various parameters) and with poor levels of awareness regarding export procedure, specifications, requirements and MRL information of various export destinations. Additionally the current MRL standards specified in Indian legislation were far less comprehensive than the E.U. or U.S.A standards. The reasons behind the occurrence of this technology gap and low levels of awareness regarding export markets and specifications were primarily concerned with economic considerations (53.33%), lack of knowledge/training on the part of farmers (63.33%), non availability of appropriate chemicals and equipment (50%).Thus there appears to be an urgent need for reorientation of current extension strategies to cater to the needs of grape producers aiming at export markets. |
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2016-12-15T09:10:04Z
2016-12-15T09:10:04Z 2011-08-22 |
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Thesis
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Th-10072
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/90215 |
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en
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application/pdf
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University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
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