Constraints faced by farmers and reasons for adoption of agroforestry systems

Abstract

The study was conducted in Saraswa, Jatwa and Keolari village of Panagar block of Jabalpur district during 2024-25. The respondents were interviewed with the help of questionnaires. The data was collected by personal interviews. The finding of the study revealed that most of the farmers practice agroforestry systems because of agroforestry requires less attention (95%) this reason ranks 1st followed by reduced usage of inputs in agroforestry (2nd rank), risk reduction (diversified yield) from agroforestry (3rd rank). The 100% farmers thought about the lower agriculture crop yields, long tree rotation period (95%), tree species and crop competition for water, light, nutrient (86%), lack of agroforestry knowledge (80%) were the constraints faced by farmers for adoption of agroforestry systems.