Adoption of cultivation practices by sugarcane growers

The present study was carried out in two talukas of Latur district namely Latur and Renapur. The sample of 72 sugarcane growers was studied. Majority of respondents were middle aged, had secondary school education, nuclear type of family with medium family size, medium land holders and having agriculture as main occupation. Hundred per cent of the respondents adopting the ploughing practice and ridges and furrow method of sugarcane planting. Load shedding, low price for sugarcane offered by sugar factories, harvesting schedule is not properly followed by sugar factories, high prices of fertilizers and pesticides, non availability of FYM were some of the constraints expressed by the sugarcane growers.