Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
S Kowsalya, A Rohini, N Deepa, R Parimalarangan and M Ganga

Abstract:
Agriculture production has shown manifold increase due to green revolution but has not been able to ensure long-term agricultural sustainability. They also contributed to soil deterioration and a host of other environmental and health issues, which led to the creation of biocontrol products, which are good for the environment because they use naturally existing microorganisms, plants, and insects. In addition to examining the farmers' challenges in using biofertilizer products, this study focused into the farmers' awareness and level of satisfaction with those products among those who grow vegetables. In this study, 90 sample respondent farmers were selected from the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. The tools employed for the analysis were the Garrett ranking and percentage analyses. The findings showed that 78.89% of farmers were extremely satisfied with their performance, and 46.6% of farmers had a high level of understanding of biofertilizer products. The lack of bio fertilizer products in the nearby location was also discovered to be a key barrier for farmers to using bio fertilizer for vegetables. The study offered suggestions for ways to encourage farmers to use biofertilizer products more effectively, including expanding the number of bio-retail input stores, raising awareness through advertising and offering training courses through extension organizations.