Author(s):

Raveendra Kumar, Rajeev Singh, KK Singh, Tushar Raghuvanshi, Chandan Singh, Maneesh Kumar Singh and Manoj Kumar

Abstract:
Black gram is one the important pulse crops grown throughout India. Urd grain contains about 24 per cent protein, 60 per cent carbohydrates, 1.3 percent fat, and is the richest among the various pulses in phosphoric acid, being 5 to 10 times richer than in other. India is the largest Producer and consumer of pulses in the world and also a key player with 25 per cent share in the global pulses basket from an area about 33 per cent (Ali.M.2007).Total pulses produced in India during 2010-11 was 14.76 million tons covering area of about 23.63 million hectare with average productivity of 625 kg/hectare (Anonymous 2010). In Uttar Pradesh, total area under urd was around 3.91 lakh hectare with production of 1.72 lakh tons and productivity of 439.90 kg per ha. During 2007-08 (Anonymous, 2011) Black gram is the major pulse crop grown in Shahjahanpur district of Western Uttar Pradesh. Problem related with the knowledge and skill of Black gram cultivation was accepted by 48.00 per cent of respondents. Constraints related with the marketing stood II rank realized by 37 per cent of sample farms. Constraints related with the labour problem were emphasized by 36 per cent of sample farms. Constraints related with credit requirement were emphasized by 29 per cent of sample farms. The problems related with managerial operations were focused by 26 per cent of sample farms.

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