Constraints in fertilizer consumption in Ganjam district of Odisha

Abstract

Government of India has proposed doubling of farm income by 2022 which will focus on increasing in production and productivity. This calls a grass root level of growth from village level. As Indian soils have less productivity, this would need higher use of fertilizers consumption in the coming years for blooming production and productivity. Therefore this study was designed for studying various constraints attached with fertilizer consumption in Ganjam district. The study was conducted in Jagnathprasad, Belaguntha, Kabisuryanagar, Ganjam, Chikiti and Digapahandi blocks of Ganjam district, Odisha. The district Ganjam was selected purposively. Random sampling technique was followed to select blocks, panchayats and respondents. The total sample size of the study was 78. The study revealed that major constraints faced by the farmers in fertilizer consumption in Ganjam district were soil status, followed by use of fertilizer constraints, technological constraints, fertilizer availability constraints, Institutional constraints, organizational constraints, financial constraints and socio-cultural constraints. This paper also represents the theme of assessing potential of existing and frontier technologies in enhancing farm income, reducing production cost and risks and improving food quality and nutrition.