Impact of Interventions of ICAR-KVK on Groundnut Cultivation and Socio-Economic Status of Farmers of Ariyalur District of Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is commonly branded as poor man's nut also important food crop frequently used as edible oil and vegetable protein. It is sixth most important oilseed crop in the world. It is cultivated in 26.4 million ha with 37.1 million MT of total production throughout the world. It is habituated in the tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions with average yield of 1,520 kg ha -1 . Groundnut crop can be cultivated in region were annual rainfall ranges from 500 to 1250 mm. It cannot withstand severe drought, water logging and frost. The major groundnut production states of India are Gujarat,