1ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, ICAR- Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut
3ICAR- Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
4ICAR- Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore,
6ICAR- Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur
7ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
8ICAR- National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi
Online published on 31 March, 2021.
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) technique was used to identify major agricultural problem in Bar-ka-Nagla village of Farah block of Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Randomly, 30 farmers were identified and total of eight main problems of the village were discussed. The three primary problems of the villages were identified as high mortality in goats due to diarrhoea, water salinity and low yield in mustard due to aphids (cheppa). But, high mortality in goats due and low yield in mustard were rated as two researchable problems by Rank Based Quotient (RBQ) and Value Based Index (VBI) method. RBQ values for high mortality in goats and low yield in mustard was 20.41 and 22.5, respectively. While VBI value for mortality in goats and low yield of mustard was 318396000 and 18900000, respectively. This PRA exercise has made us more aware of the ground reality as well as has given us a better understanding of how to approach farmers and empower them to face the days ahead.
Agricultural, aphids, diarrhoea, mortality, participatory rural appraisal, RBQ, salinity, VBI
