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PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN GRAPE PRODUCTION FOR EXPORT PURPOSES- A STUDY IN KRISHNA VALLEY OF KARNATAKA

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Title PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN GRAPE PRODUCTION FOR EXPORT PURPOSES- A STUDY IN KRISHNA VALLEY OF KARNATAKA
 
Creator SIMRANJEET, SINGH
 
Contributor MANDANNA, P. K
 
Subject fruit products, productivity, exports, pesticides, fruits, markets, area, crops, sowing, tillage equipment
 
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.
 
Date 2016-12-15T09:10:04Z
2016-12-15T09:10:04Z
2011-08-22
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier Th-10072
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/90215
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore