Knowledge and Constraints Faced by Exotic Vegetable Consumers: A Comparative Study of Dharwad and Hyderabad Cities of Karnataka and Telangana States of India

Exotic veggies are those that have been imported in the previous few decades and are known as English vegetables. The present study was carried out to know the knowledge and constraints of exotic vegetable consumers. The sample taken for the study was 120 consumers. The results revealed that cent per cent of respondents had awareness about exotic vegetables and majority of consumers had knowledge about its forms of eating & also about importance in the diet. There was a significant difference in knowledge score between Dharwad and Hyderabad outliers. With regard to constraints faced, majority of the consumers said that its non availability in local markets, lack of knowledge about its recipes and lack of information about these vegetables as major problems faced while buying/eating of exotic vegetables.