International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Pushpraj Singh and VK Patel

abstract
The study aims to identify the basic constraints faced by date palm growers. The respondents were selected from two districts, Banaskantha and Patan. Five villages from each distract was selected purposely based on higher cultivating area. A total of 120 farmers were interviewed using a pre-tested and structured schedule. The study employed frequency and percentage to analyze the data. Effect of unseasonal rain was the most prevalent weather constraints faced by the growers 76.67%. However, unavailability of market access, affecting 72.50% of respondents, additionally, 62.52% of growers were reported fruit spoilage problems due to inadequate market facilities. Moreover scarcity of irrigation water was the major technical constraints expressed by the 63.33% of the growers followed by Lack of knowledge about pollen collection and storage 59.16% lack of proper knowledge about production practices 56.67% and unavailability of sufficient pollen in time 50.83% respectively. While, higher cost of planting material in term of financial constraints was perceived by (55.00%) respondents.