Vol. 12, Issue 1 (2023)

Author(s):
Pooja Karki, Amardeep, MA Ansari, VLV Kameswari and Yogendra Singh Adhikari

Abstract:
The present study was undertaken to identify the constraints faced by the farmers in adoption of drip irrigation technique in Ramgarh block in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. Four villages were selected through purposively and total 120 respondents were selected by PPS (Probability Proportionate to Size) sampling method for the study purpose. The data were collected by personal interview schedule with open-end questions and appropriate statistical procedure was employed to analyze the data. The results of the study demonstrate that among all the constraints the farmers observed technical constraints were most prominent whereas, financial constraints were preserving by least prominent in adoption of drip irrigation technique.