Constraints faced and suggestions given by the farmers in adoption of drudgery reducing technologies

The present study was conducted in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state during the year 2023-24 with the objective to know constraints faced and suggestions given by the farmers in adoption of drudgery reducing technologies developed by VNMKV, Parbhani among the farmers. For the study, Parbhani district was selected from Maharashtra state as, the work of All India Coordinated Research Project (Women in agriculture), Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani was carried out in this district. 10 villages were selected randomly from the respective talukas from Parbhani district and 12 respondents from each village were selected randomly from the list of beneficiaries of AICRP (WIA), Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani constituting the sample size of 120. Ex-post-facto research design was used for the study. Data was gathered using a well-structured interview schedule. To interpret constraints faced and to draw conclusions, statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and coefficient correlation were used. Respondents were asked through interview schedule to provide their thoughts on constraints faced and suggestions given while adopting drudgery reducing technologies. The primary constraint faced by respondents was the strong emphasis on traditional practices (87.50%) and primary suggestion given by respondents was that the farmers should be informed about updated technologies (83.33%).