Problems Faced by the Farmers in Adoption of Water Saving Technologies in Sri Muktsar Sahib District of Punjab

The study was conducted to identify constraints faced by farmers in adoption of water saving technologies in Sri Muktsar Sahib district of Punjab. Eight villages from two blocks of district were selected purposively. A total of 150 respondents were randomly selected from 8 villages based on the probability proportion to the number of farmers in each village. Majority of the farmers were of the middle age group of 38–50 years, had gained education of matriculation and fell in the category of medium (10–25 acres) operational land holdings. It was also found that majority of the respondents (46%) had low mass media exposure and had low extension contacts. Regarding the constraints in direct seeded rice, it was found that voluntary rice germination and high infestation of weeds were the most expressed constraints. Straw management and inadequate soil moisture at the time of sowing were highly faced problems in the zero tillage in wheat. Mostly farmers had not faced any problem in case of Laser Leveler adoption but a meager per cent of them found that rent of machine was high and sometimes machine was not available at required time.