1Department of Management, Akal College of Economics, Commerce and Management, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, India
2Department of Agribusiness Management, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
3Department of Social Sciences, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: jsamritil994@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5217-6599)
Online published on 3 March, 2025.
The study was conducted in the high hill temperate wet zone of Himachal Pradesh to investigate the information sources used and the constraints in farmers’ purchase of agricultural inputs. Multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 448 households in the study area. Multiple response analyses and Kendall’s coefficient of concordance were used for the study. The findings of the study revealed that timely non-availability of inputs in government stores,, followed by the limited supply of inputs in government stores, high input prices, non-availability of the preferred package of inputs in markets, and fear of adulteration were the significant constraints experienced by the farmers in purchase of agricultural inputs. However, fellow/progressive farmers and private input dealers were the most commonly used source of information for purchased agricultural inputs. The results suggested that an increase in government funding for the development of input delivery systems can positively impact public awareness campaigns aimed at promoting better agricultural input use.
⓿ Farmers relied mainly on fellow/progressive farmers for the information related to agricultural inputs in the study area.
⓿ Lack of technical knowledge and decision dependency onother farmers were the major individual constraints experienced by the farmers in the purchase of agricultural inputs
Agri-inputs, Buying process, Buying constraints, Purchase decisions, Buying behavior
