Constraints encountered by the flower growers in Krishnagiri district Giritharan N1, Selvarani G2,* 1PG Scholar (2018), Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, AC&RI, Madurai 2Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, AC&RI, Kudumiyanmalai *Corresponding Author's Email: selvaranig27@gmail.com
Online published on 28 March, 2024. Abstract The study entitled “Constraints encountered by the flower growers In Krishnagiri District” was aimed to identify the constraints encountered in flower cultivation and marketing and suggest suitable strategies to overcome the same. Krishnagiri district was purposively selected based on higher area under flower cultivation. The study was undertaken in ten villages in Kelamangalam and Thally blocks of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu. One hundred and twenty flower growers were selected by using proportionate random sampling technique representing sixty farmers from each flower growers viz., Chrysanthemum and Rose. Data were collected and analyzed using Garette ranking technique. Major constraints encountered by the flower growers in cultivation of flowers were imbalanced manuring, lack of rain fall, lack of information, high cost of input, unawareness about that diseases and pests, lack of knowledge on other market price. Top Keywords Constraints, Knowledge, Marketing, Strategies. Top |