Constraints and suggestions of small, marginal and large farmers towards crop diversification in Gadwal district of Telangana state

Abstract

Agriculture continues to be the most predominant sector of the state economy, as 70 percent of the population is engaged in Agriculture and allied activities for their livelihood. The State has an area of 1.2 Lakh sq.km with a gross cropped area of around 94.12 Lakh Ha. Constraints always play a significant role and it hinders the farmers from practicing crop diversification. The present study was conducted in Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana, which aimed to collect the constraints encountered by the farmers practicing crop diversification and suitable strategies to overcome from it. Market price fluctuation is the major constraint encountered by the farmers and they all suggested that providing Minimum Support Price to agricultural commodities will serve as a viable strategy to improve crop diversification. Objectives: To find out constraints and suggestions to facilitate change behavior management behaviour of farmers towards crop diversification.