1Senior Research Fellow, National Food Security Mission on Pulses at ICAR-ATARI, Zone-II, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
2Head, Division of Dairy Extension, National Food Security Mission on Pulses at ICAR-ATARI, Karnal, Haryana
3Principal Scientist, ICAR-ATARI, Zone-II, Karnal, Haryana
4Ph.D Research Scholar (Agricultural Extension), RPCAU, Samastipur, Bihar
5M.Sc. Research Scholar (Agricultural Extension), COA, Mandor, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
*Corresponding author email id: kskadian@rediffmail.com
Online published on 17 February, 2022.
This present study was undertaken in Haryana state to identify the prevailing constraints in adopting sustainable residue management practices. The severity of constraints was analyzed using the Garret ranking technique. The data were solicited from 180 farmers from three major crop residue burning districts of Haryana state. These constraints were categorized as technological, straw use constraints, communication constraints, economic, and management. The study reveals that availability of less time between two crops was found the major constraints with a highest mean score of 81.67 per cent. Secondly, high production cost through hiring of the machinery was ranked as second constraint (73.01%), followed by less availability of practical techniques (69.12%). Therefore, for increasing the adoption rate of management alternatives, there is a need to resolve these problems with research, extension, and policy measures in the state.
Burning, Constraints, Garratt ranking, Residue, Sustainable alternative
