Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Gosavi Deepali, Dr. PB Kharde and Dr. GK Sasane

Abstract:
The present study was conducted with an objective to elicit constraints faced by fruit and vegetable trainees in Ahmednagar, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Pune, Nashik, Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra state. Main focus of any development plan of India after post independence era are the farmers. As years pass by, agriculture as an industry lost its importance by policy makers of India. With the sample size of 200, the data was collected by personally interviewing with the help of present and well structured interview schedule and by using ex-post facto research design. The statistical methods like frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, coefficient of correlation were used for analysis of data. The fruit and vegetable trainees had given suggestions like government should provide regular electric supply, ensure good market price to value added products, exposure visit to successful enterprise during and after training. The present investigation has identified various suggestions by fruit and vegetable trainees.