TAILIEUCHUNG - Trends and patterns in fertilizer consumption: A case study

In this study, an in-depth analysis is done with reference to the consumption pattern of fertilizer at Kotli village of . Pura District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. A total of 79 farmers were randomly without replacement selected and were interviewed with the help of well-structured interview schedule. | 2018 7 4 480-487 EXCELLENT PUBLISHERS International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 04 2018 Journal homepage http Case Study https Trends and Patterns in Fertilizer Consumption A Case Study Yudhishther Singh Bagal1 . Sharma1 Gunjan Preet Kaur2 Arjun Singh2 and Priya Gupta2 division of Agricultural Extension Education SKUAST- Jammu India 2Faculty of Agriculture SKUAST- Jammu India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Fertilizer Buying preference Brand Form of fertilizer Article Info Accepted 07 March 2018 Available Online 10 April 2018 In this study an in-depth analysis is done with reference to the consumption pattern of fertilizer at Kotli village of . Pura District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. A total of 79 farmers were randomly without replacement selected and were interviewed with the help of well-structured interview schedule. The findings revealed that majority of the farmers had marginal 1 ha land holding and majority of the respondents apply inorganic fertilizers. Majority of the farmers used fertilizers in the granulated form. The quantity of urea diammonium phosphate and muriate of potash in rice and wheat were applied in more quantity than recommended. Very few farmers gave preference to nutrient composition brand and price while purchasing fertilizers. Only those farmers which are more educated gave preference to nutrient composition while purchasing fertilizers. Introduction Agriculture occupies most important role in Indian society and its economy as well. Since Independence India s food grain production has registered an over a five-fold increase to around 273 million tonnes in 2016-17 Kulkarni 2017 . The development of agricultural sector is felt important in India which has to feed billions of people at least three times a day. Agriculture in India is the means of livelihood of almost two thirds of the .

• Nông nghiệp
• Buying preference
• Form of fertilizer
• Trends and patterns
• Patterns in fertilizer consumption
• Well structured interview schedule
• Intermediate microeconomics
• The market
• Budget constraint
• Revealed preference
• Slutsky equation
• Buying and selling
• Intertemporal choice
• Business marketing
• Asset markets