Adoption Challenges of Climate-smart Practices among Mustard Farmers in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ravindra Dohley
Department of Agricultural Extension Education and Communications, RVSKVV Gwalior, M.P., India.
Dinesh Tiwari
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lalitpur, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Deepali Suryawanshi *
Department of Agricultural Extension & Communication, School of Agriculture, ITM University Gwalior, M.P, India.
Sowjanya, S.
ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramanagara, Karnataka, India.
Neha Kanojiya
Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, CSAUA&T Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Anjali Pandey
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Somdutt Tripathi
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This study was conducted to examine constraints faced by mustard farmers in adopting climate-smart agricultural practices in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. The data were collected from 120 respondents randomly with a structured interview schedule from two groups of villages’ namely smart and non-smart villages from four blocks (two each of Banda and Hamirpur districts). The constraints were divided into three categories i.e., economic constraints, socio-personal constraints, and technological constraints. Among socio-personal factors, the communication gap among farmers emerged as the most serious issue in both Smart and Non smart villages followed by lack of trust in CSAP effectiveness, cultural incompatibility, and the inability to take risks. Economic constraints such as high production costs and initial investment in equipment and machinery were the most pressing barriers. Furthermore, it was observed that, while there was not much difference in socio-personal, technical and economic constraints faced by both groups of respondents.
Keywords: Mustard, agriculture practices, adoption, constraints