Socio-economic impact along with constraints affecting direct seeded rice method among farmers in kaithal district of haryana

Direct seeded rice is an achievable alternative to conventional puddle-transferred rice with great potential to save water, reduce work requirement and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite the fact that puddle-shifted rice is the most mainstream modality, whether rice will retain its future manageability, under conditions of acute shortage of water and work, is exceptionally questionable in developing states. The study aimed to highlight the constraints in adoption of Direct seeded rice method along with socio economic impact among DSR adopters in kaithal district of Haryana. 200 rice growing farmers were selected, who were using DSR method (100) and conventional transplanted rice method (100). Data were collected by directly interviewing the farmers through well-structured interview schedule. The results reveled that high weed infestation with mean score of 2.07 occupied first rank followed by lack of guidance about recommended doses of new weedicides and their application techniques (mean score=2.01).Cumulative socio-economic impact of direct seeded rice as perceived by the respondents i.e high water saving (>10% by 77% of the respondents) got first rank (weighted mean score 2.64).