Perception of green chilli growers regarding environmental risk in use of pesticides in Amravati and Buldana district

Abstract

The present research was undertaken on topic ‘Perception of green chilli growers regarding environmental risk in use of pesticides in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state’ conducted purposively in two district viz, Buldana and Amravati asit considered as a progressive agricultural belt, best suited climate, soil, irrigation facilities, skill and intensive cultivation practices adopted by the green chilli farmers and maximum area under green chilli crop. Ex-post facto research design was used for the present research. Out of two districts, two talukas and 20 villages, 300 green chilli growers constitute the sample size. The findings of the research study revealed that more than one third (37.33%) of the green chilli growers had medium level of perception regarding environmental risk in use of pesticides, (18.33 percent) green chilli growers had very low level of perception regarding environmental risk in use of pesticides, followed by (18.00%) green chilli growers had very high level of perception regarding environmental risk in use of pesticides. While 14.67 percent green chilli growers had low level of perception regarding environmental risk in use of pesticides.Further it also noted that 11.67 percent of green chilli growers had high perception regarding environmental risk in use of pesticides application in the green chilli field.