Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: As an innovative way of cultivating seasonal and off-seasonal crops, protected cultivation has enormous potential for improving productivity, generating employment and ensuring effective utilization of land. However, its adoption remains low due to several constraints faced by the farmers during adoption. In this regard, the present study aims to identify and assess these constraints using the Henry Garrett ranking technique among 120 farmers from Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts under five different dimensions. It can be concluded that the rapidly growing population, declining cultivable land, increased pests and diseases, rising pollution levels, global warming and changing climate all underscore the importance of sustainable agriculture, along with the need for higher crop productivity through protected cultivation techniques. Hence, the government and policymakers should take necessary steps to eliminate these constraints and promote adoption of protected cultivation.
Source: Plant Science Today
DOI: 10.14719/pst.10379
Authors: E MANOJ, S R Padma, M Asokhan, L D Keisar, M Malarkodi
Institution: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415837986
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