Constraints Perceived by Farmers in Production of Soybean in Kabirdham District of Chhattisgarh State

An attempt has been made in this paper to finding the major production constraints of soybean crops. The study was conducted in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh state with hundred farmers who were selected randomly. For the study two blocks was selected from district; there after 2 villages from each block was selected purposively according to maximum area and production of soybean. From the farmer of the selected villages, a proportionate stratified sample respondent was considered in order to make a number of respondents equal to 10 per cent. The total numbers of constraints selected for the study were nine, which are categories as technical, institutional, economical and transportaional constraints. Out of these constraints, the major constraints were ‘high costs of improved production inputs` followed by ‘Problem Lack of labour’, ‘problems of insect pest, dieses and bad whether side effects, ‘lack of resources i.e. Money, equipment, ‘Lack of latest technical know-How about the crop ‘lack of nutrient in soil and lack of sufficient soil testing facilities. The some farmers perception on constraints was ‘Lack of financing at reasonable interest rate’. ‘Lack of improved and high yielding varieties’ and ‘Lack of recommended package practices of the crop in the region’.