Vol. 12, Special Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
A Jyothirmai, GP Sunandini and K Suhasini

Abstract:
Mahaboobnagar district had major area under groundnut cultivation in Telangana state with 60 percent of the groundnut production in the state. For the study, a sample of 40 farmers each from marginal, small, and large categories were selected. Total 120 groundnut farmers were taken as the sample for the study. Garrett’s ranking technique was used to analyze various constraints in groundnut production. The biggest Production constraint in the farmers view was “labor unavailability and high cost” followed by “lack of irrigation water”. The major marketing constraint was “non-remunerative price” followed by lack of market information. Under other constraints “wild boar damage” became a major constraint for the groundnut farmers.