International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development
2025, Vol. 8, Issue 11, Part G
Assessment of constraints faced by onion growers in adoption of onion cultivation technologies and suggestions to overcome them
JK Lagad, PR Yande, SM Khating and AV Khandre
Onion is an essential crop for both food security and economic stability, they are grown all over the world. They contribute significantly to the human diet by offering vital nutrients and having medicinal qualities. Additionally, growing onions help farmers financially, particularly in areas like India where they are a significant cash crop. They have high nutritional value as they are rich source of vitamins and minerals, contain antioxidants such as quercetin, also useful in lowering blood sugar, beneficial for heart diseases. Hence, the present investigation was conducted with the objective to study the constraints faced by Onion growers in Cultivation technology adoption and to obtain suggestion to overcome the constraints. The present study was conducted in four tehsils of Nashik district namely Nashik, Sinnar, Niphad and Igatpuri. From each teshsil two villages were selected. From each selected village and 20 respondent from each village were randomly selected. 160 Onion growers were personally interviewed.
The study revealed that majority 91.25 per cent of the onion growers faced the major constraint of ‘Lack of timely advisory services and market information’ followed by ‘Lack of labour and higher labour charges’ 88.75 per cent, ‘Fluctuation of prices’, 85.00 per cent, ‘Heavy rainfall and weather conditions’ 82.50 per cent. The majority 91.25 per cent of the onion growers suggested that ‘Facilitate various training programs for acquiring adoption of improved cultivation practices of onion cultivation’ followed by ‘Providing timely market information to farmers’ 80.00 per cent, ‘Providing information about new innovations and making it available for farmers in minimum price’ 76.25 per cent, ‘Accurate and timely weather advisory’ 68.75 per cent.
JK Lagad, PR Yande, SM Khating, AV Khandre. Assessment of constraints faced by onion growers in adoption of onion cultivation technologies and suggestions to overcome them. Int J Agric Extension Social Dev 2025;8(11):550-552. DOI: 10.33545/26180723.2025.v8.i11g.2695
