Impact assessment of GAP adoption in augmenting mango grower’s income in Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Malihabad region of Lucknow district is famous for world renowned Dashehari mango. The socio economic, bio and physical factors restrain farmers in realizing the full economic value of mango. The total sample size of 240 farmers and adopters and non adopters have equal number of respondents. The study entails how to enhance the profitability of Dashehari farmers with support of a team of scientists from ICAR-CISH, Lucknow with regard to adoption of good agricultural practices from pre harvest to post harvest stages. The study concludes that GAPs adopted orchard farmers could reduce substantial quantity of pesticides sprays besides reducing losses in the form of cracking and bruising during harvesting.