Constraints faced by chilli farmers in production and marketing of dry chilli in Khammam district of Telangana state

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to know the constraints faced by chilli growers in production and marketing in Khammam district. Relevant information was collected through a survey method with the help of pre-tested questionnaire. The frequency and percentage of each constraint were worked out to measure the constraints encountered by the respondents, the data was collected pertaining to the agricultural year 2018-19. Data was collected from 120 respondents. The study revealed that, major constraints faced by majority of the chilli growers in production and marketing of chilli are high cost of the hybrid seed, high labour wages, increased incidence of pests and diseases, heavy rains followed by dry spells, lack of regulated markets, heavy price fluctuation for the produce, lack of storage facilities and non availability of quality inputs.