Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages  of Different Farm Machinery by the  Groundnut Farmers in Chittoor District of  Andhra Pradesh

C. HRUDAY RANJAN; P. V. SATHYA GOPAL; V. SAILAJA; S.V. PRASAD

Volume : III, Issue : I, January - 2014

Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Farm Machinery by the Groundnut Farmers in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh

C. Hruday Ranjan, P. V. Sathya Gopal, V. Sailaja, S. V. Prasad

Abstract :

Andhra Pradesh state shares about 1/3rd of groundnut area of the country and occupies 3rd place in production contributing 18.81 percent of production in the country. In Andhra Pradesh, Chittoor district ranks second in the area and production under groundnut. Traditional methods of field operations require huge number of labour and more time, ultimately lead to increase in cost of cultivation, hence farm mechanization is an indispensable tool to avoid such imminent situation. For every cultural operation under groundnut, the scientists have developed different farm implements but their reach into the farming communities was found to be very sparse. Keeping this in consideration present study was aimed to reveal the farmer�s perception towards various farm machinery that are available in groundnut cultivation and analyzing each implement in terms of its perceived advantages and disadvantages. Data was gathered from a sample of total 120 farmers through a well-structured interview schedule.