JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY - 47 (1), 2022

Pages: 03-07

Date of Publication: 31-Dec-2022

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Accessibility of Orchard of the Commercial Mango Growers for Scientific Management of Mango Orchard

Author: Sevak A. Dhenge, Jagdish R. Kadam, M. C. Ahire and R. G. Mardane

Category: Social Science

Abstract:

The present investigation was carried out to analyze the Accessibility of orchard of the commercial mango growers for scientifically management of mango orchard by interviewing 240 commercial mango orchard growers have been cultivated their orchard for market purpose.This investigation conducted in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Konkan region of Maharashtra state. Purposive sampling methods was study for this investigation. Total six tahsils were selected, eight villages were selected on the basis of large of commercial mango growers. From 48 villages 240 respondents were selected on the basis they have possess minimum 2 ha. of mango orchard on marketing purpose. Finding of this investigation, more than one third of the commercial mango growers were having their orchards at ‘two’ places. One fourth of the commercial mango growers had their mango orchard ’7.01 to 9.00 km’ away from main road, one fourth of the commercial mango growers had their mango orchard 6.01 to 9.00 km away from their home one forth (27.91%) of the commercial mango growers were having their orchards in ‘Hilly + plain + undulating’ type of land. One sixth (30.41%) of the commercial mango growers were having ‘pathway + rough + tar’ type of road to reach the orchard. Majority of respondents fell under fair overall accessibility categories.

Keywords: Accessibility, commercial mango growers, scientifically management.

DOI: 10.56228/JART.2022.47101

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.56228/JART.2022.47101