Vol. 11, Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Akanksha Singh, Dan Singh, RN Yadav, DK Singh, Satya Prakash, Ashish Singh and Girijesh Yadav

Abstract:
The present study was carried out during the year 2021-2022 in four blocks of Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. The present study was conducted on 160 respondents and data were collected through personal interview method to know the constraints. It was observed that the majority of vegetable growers (64.37%) face problem of Non availability of fertilizers and pesticides at planting time followed by Non availability of Quality seed at sowing time (60.63%), High cost of fertilizers and plant protection chemicals (56.87%), Limited government subsidy on the production inputs (55.62%), High cost of good quality seed (53.75%), High incidence of insect pest and diseases (51.87%), Insufficient and untimely credit facility (50.63%), Inadequate extension services (48.13%), Lack of knowledge about scientific method of vegetable production (44.37%) and Lack of irrigation facility (14.37%). The data also reveals that majority of respondents face problem in marketing related to Price fluctuation in the market (91.87%) followed by Lack of sufficient cold storage facilities (80.63%) and Un-remunerative market price for the produce (75.63%). So if proper vegetable production facilities like timely and good quality input are provided to farmers it will help them to increase their vegetable production without increasing production cost and ultimately their income will increase. Also most of the farmers suggested that if proper marketing facilities are made available to them at reasonable rate they can sell their produce at desired price and can get better profit.