Constraints Faced by Castor Grower in Adoption of Recommended Hybrid Castors Cultivation Technology Desai Harsh1, Deshpande Aniket2, Shekhawat S. S., Sheikh A. S. 1Department of Extension Education, C.P College of Agriculture. S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385 506 2Department of Extension Education, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385 506 Online published on 13 January, 2016. Abstract Agriculture forms the backbone of Indian economy. Oilseed crops occupy an important place in Indian economy next to food grains. India ranks first in the world in respect of area, production and productivity of castor crop during 2009–2010 as 8.59 lack hectares areas, 11.90 lack tones production and 1385 kg/ha productivity (Anon., 201 1a). Castor being one of the important oilseed crop in Sabarkantha district. The area under hybrid castor in this district was 1, 47, 425 hectares with a production about 1, 25, 700 Metric tones and productivity of 1712 kg/ha during 2010–2011 (Anon., 2011). But the harvested yield of castor crop in the research station was recorded as 2230 to 3000 kg/ha. The study was conducted in three talukas of Sabarkantha districts in the year 2011–12. The major constraints faced by the castor growers in adoption of recommended hybrid castor cultivation technology were; unavailability of certified seed (87.5%), high costs of inputs (80.00%), insufficient irrigation facility (71.67%), high rate and irregular supply of electricity (70.00%), low market price of produce (67.50%), high wages and shortage of labour at the time of picking (62.50%), non-availability of technical guidance (54.17%) and non-availability of finance (50.83%) which were ranked as I, H, HI, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, respectively. Top Keywords Hybrid castors cultivation, Castor growers, Technology. Top |