Constraints faced by the rice growers and their suggestions to overcome the constraints in adoption of farm machineries in Chhattisgarh plains

Abstract

This study was carried out in Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh and Raipur; five selected districts of Chhattisgarh plains because these districts have highest farm machineries. The study aimed to assess the constraints faced by rice growers and their suggestions to overcome them. The information was obtained with help of interview schedule by personal interview. Collected data were analyzed by using suitable statistical tools. Multiple responses were taken to ascertain the constraints faced by the rice growers in adoption of recommended farm machineries. So far as the constraints faced by the rice growers in adoption of farm machineries are classified in different categories which are as: Personnel constraints, Socio-Economic Constraints, Psychological Constraints, Information related Constraints, Resources related Constraints and other constraints. The findings of this study revealed that incase of resources related constraints, the majority 88.00 percent of the respondents faced that non availability of hired farm machineries at time of operations at village level followed by (86.00%) of the respondents in personnel constraints category reported Small farm size. Incase of suggestions Majority 87.66 percent of the respondents suggested that Bank Loan or credit should be available in marginal and small land sizes followed by (82.00%) Desired farm machines should be available easily in time of operations as hired bases at village level.