Constraints Faced by Farmers in Information Seeking in Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh
Shubham Singh
Institute of Agriculture Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, (U.P.), India.
Purushottam Sharma *
ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, (U.P.) 284003, India.
Arvindra Kumar Bharati
Institute of Agriculture Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, (U.P.), India.
Dileep Vyas
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, (U.P.) 208002, India.
Rishabh Yadav
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, (U.P.) 250110, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This research was conducted with the objective of studying the constraints faced in information seeking by farmers in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. A sample of 210 respondents was randomly selected, and data were collected through a structured and pre-tested interview schedule. The gathered data were analyzed and tabulated to identify constraints related to information seeking in the study area. The findings highlighted various challenges faced by farmers, including issues such as the absence of information in the local language, lack of training, financial constraints, limited educational qualifications, restricted access to computers and information sources, insufficient electricity and internet availability, infrastructure deficiencies, inadequate community facilities, disorganized social structures, and the presence of an inferiority feeling. The study underscores the multifaceted nature of status of constraints faced by the farmers of Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh regarding accessing sources of information
Keywords: Financial constraints, educational qualifications, farmers holds, agricultural information, policy-makers