Assessment of cultivation practices of banana using commodity system assessment methodology (csam) in ananthpur, andhra pradesh

A survey has been conducted in Kalyandurg area of Ananthapur district in Andhra Pradesh, India to determine the status of production technology, pre-harvest and post harvest techniques among Banana growers. The survey was done using Commodity System Assessment Methodology (CSAM) with few modifications as per requirement, which was originally developed by Jerry LaGra. The observations made were documented, which showed that the farmers are mostly following modern farming techniques for production but still lack enough knowledge about pre-cooling, pre-harvest and post-harvest handling techniques. There is a need to keep the farmers update to date for the any new production technology practices, new varieties, crop diversification, crop rotation, export potential and about processed products.