Farm Labour Requirements of Fruit Growers in Hoshiarpur District of Punjab

The present study was conducted in selected villages of Bhunga and Hajipur blocks of Hoshiarpur district of Punjab to know about the farm labour requirements of fruit growers. After finalizing the research instruments into permanent, family and casual labour, the data were collected through personal interview method from a sample of 90 farmers. Simple analytical tools such as percentage and range method were used for analyzing the data collected. Findings revealed that for a majority (73.33 per cent) of Kinnow growers of Bhunga block, requirement of permanent farm labour varied from 0 to 76 man days per acre whereas fairly large litchi growers (75.56 per cent) of Hajipur block, requirement of permanent farm labour varied from 0 to 82 man days per acre. As it is evident that Kinnow and Litchi growers provide an ample amount of opportunity for farm labour reducing the percentage of unemployment, the cultivation of Kinnow and Litchi in the two blocks of Hoshiarpur district should be mooted.