Constraints in adoption of vegetable production technologies by the farmers of district Patiala, Punjab Singla Rachna*, Singh Jaswinder Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Patiala-147001, Punjab, India *Email for correspondence: singlarachna77@gmail.com
Online published on 25 July, 2018. Abstract Average productivity of vegetable crops in Punjab is very low and far from the national average. It is mainly because of poor knowledge as well as adoption of scientific technologies of vegetable cultivation by the farmers. A wide gap exists between the yield obtained and the potential yield. By adopting improved varieties and technologies the production and productivity can be increased. Promotion of hybrid vegetable technology or improved varieties is major strategy for increasing productivity. The present study was conducted under the operational area of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Patiala, Punjab. KVK, Patiala selected eight villages namely Mandaur, Ghamroda, Sauja, Binaheri, Lahor Majra, Tunga, Partapgarh and Nogawan from different blocks. In each village 15 farming families were randomly selected thus making a total sample size of 120 respondents. The data were collected from each respondent through personal interview method with the help of structured schedule. It was observed that input constraint was most important constraint as it was ranked at first position by the respondnets. This was followed by financial, technical, marketing and miscellaneous constraints as per the respondents. Top Keywords Constraints, adoption, vegetable, technologies, production, productivity. Top |