Constraints Faced by the Farmers and Researchers about Crisis and its Management Practices in South Gujarat

The present study was carried out in six districts of South Gujarat. Paddy, Mung, Tomato and Banana crops were taken under the present study. Total 18 talukas and 18 villages which possessed the highest area under respective crops were selected purposively. A lottery method of randomization was adopted to get 5 growers of the village for each crop. In this way, 20 farmers from the village and 60 from the district were selected as respondents. In all, 360 crop growers were selected as respondents for the study. Further, 48 researchers were randomly selected from six districts. Thus, total sample size was 408 for study. Unavailability of quality seed at the time of sowing, high price and non-availability of chemical fertilizers, scarcity of labours during critical operations, high occurrence of pests and diseases in the crop and failure of crop due to heavy rainfall were the major constrains faced by the farmers and researchers. Therefore, improved and certified seed should be provided by Government at proper time, provide chemical fertilizer in subsidized rate and in required quantity, improved implements should be developed for the field operation, crop integration helps to mitigate pests and diseases problems and formulation of contingency plans well in advance to cope with the crisis situation were the major suggestions given by the respondents.