Vol. 9, Issue 11 (2020)

Author(s):
RS Karangami, GR Uike and HJ Wagh

Abstract:
More than a third of world’s population, predominantly in Asia, depends on rice as a primary staple food. In Asia, more than 2.8 billion people derive 35 to 60 per cent of their calories from rice. The present study was conducted in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state to assess the constraints in adoption of recommended agricultural practices in paddy cultivation which helps to provide feedback to the stakeholders of the programme for its improvement. A sample of 120 farmers were selected by purposive random sampling technique. Thus the total numbers of 120 paddy growers were selected. The major constraints faced by the farmers in adoption of recommended Paddy Production Practices were Non availability of technical knowledge (71.67),lower market price of produce (70.83 per cent), High cost of inputs (69.17 per cent), Shortage of labour (66.67 per cent), Unavailability of fertilizer at proper time (65.00 per cent), Inadequate irrigation facility (62.50 per cent), High cost of machineries (68.34 per cent), and non-availability of hired farm machineries at time of operations (57.50), Lack of result-oriented trainings and demonstrations (50.00 per cent) and Poor economic condition (50.00 per cent) The extension workers and the scientists concerned to conduct awareness campaign as a suitable means to reach greater mass effectively and to create awareness among the paddy farmers to suggest overcoming constraints experienced by the farmers. Government and voluntary agencies should organize demonstration in farmer’s holdings to show the worthiness of various practices and thereby to reduce their constraints.