Study of Socio-Economic Condition and Constraints faced by the Rice Growing Farmers in Adoption of Organic and Bio-Fertilizer in Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh to find out 
socio-economic condition and constraints faced by rice growing farmers in adoption of organic 
and bio-fertilizer. A total of 120 respondents were selected randomly for the present study. The 
data was collected through a pre-structured interview schedule and later appropriate statistical 
analysis was done to find out meaningful results. The result showed that there were eight main 
constraints perceived by the farmers which were complicated method of application, long 
process of organic fertilizer preparation, lack of knowledge about type and recommended doses, 
supply agency at long distance, lack of guidance from extension personal, organic and Bio
fertilizer are costly, lack of conviction about the merits of the practice and mishandling and poor 
quality of bio-fertilizer out of which mishandling and poor quality of bio-fertilizer with weighted 
mean score of 2.47  ranked I and Long process of organic fertilizer preparation with weighted 
mean score of 2.16 ranked II.