Research prioritization through identification of production constraints in agriculture

Overall development of economy depends on the development of all the sectors. In agrarian economy, agriculture sector is called as backbone of economy. In general, the agriculture faces, number of constraints and if solutions are provided to these constraints/obstacles, this sector and overall economy develop faster. The economic development of region has relationship with different dimensions as productivity, production conditions, agrarian relations and agricultural change including infrastructure (Singh 1985 and Raza 1981). Among other factors, the good social network in village also plays an important role in development of agricultural society. A study was conducted in village Ismailpur in Dulhapur-Husainabad village panchayat of Gosaiganj block of Lucknow in 2009–10 to find the constraints in agricultural development. The village is situated at 26° 37.227’N Latitude and 81° 07.223’E Longitude, at an altitude of 103 m from mean sea level (MSL). The area receives annual rainfall of 1020 mm. The total area of the village is 154.75 ha with net cultivated area of 137.5 ha, fully irrigated through canal. The number of households in the village is 233 with total population of 1017. Because of availability of canal irrigation, the major cropping pattern is Rice-Wheat-Mentha. Some farmers also grow vegetables due to availability of water and vicinity of markets. The average yield of rice, wheat and mentha was 43 qha⁻¹, 32 qha⁻¹ and 80lha⁻¹. The livestock population in the village included 200 buffaloes, 185 cattle and 40 goats.