Farmers’ perception towards agriculture practice, benefits and threats limitingagriculture growth in Uttara Kannada district

SHAHBAZ NOORI; S. S.  INAMATI

SHAHBAZ NOORI Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Sirsi - 581 401University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580 005, Karnataka, India
S. S. INAMATI Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Sirsi - 581 401University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580 005, Karnataka, India

Keywords: Agriculture, Farmers perception, Growth, Threats

Abstract

Agriculture is an important engine for economic growth, which guarantees subsistence for food, income andlivelihood without which growth impossible. The present study envisaged on farmers perception towards agriculturepractice, trends and drivers limiting the growth of agriculture in Uttara Kannada district. The results revealed that thatagriculture was affordable by majority farmers (90%) in current situation and farmers are interested in farming. Farmersof Uttara Kannada district opined that awareness on various agricultural schemes at panchayat level (51.56%), fair andun-politically influenced supply of farming inputs (77.30%), standard market price for the agriculture produce (50.35%),road network and transport facility (46.81%), functioning APMC (20.57%), crop compensation caused due to naturalhazards & animal attack (19.86%) and development of dairy (19.86%) would help agriculture to flourish in Uttara Kannadadistrict.