Authors : Jyoti P. Mankar and Deepali B. Ghatul
Page Nos : 89-92
Description :
This study is based on personal interviews of the171 farmers from 96 villages of interior Vidarbha. It is observed that the farmers are exposed to different types of constraints which is categorized under different heads viz. Personal, natural, technical andeconomic constraints. Stress level in farmers was measured with a standardized tool “stress scale tests†by Dr. M Singh. The collected data was analyzed using statistical (Chi Square) test. Around 50% farmers were reported major constraints about salinity of land, less land and low prices of crop at harvesting time as a cause of stress, which is followed by the constraints like lack of irrigation and aberrant weather conditions, family members and their bad habits of alcohol which is due to workless culture in rural areas. About 41.52% of the farmers resorted to allied activities as a supplementary source of income to meet their financial needs. The high level stress was noted in case of 13.45% farmers and most serious that is 2.92 % farm families were noted with very serious stress level. A definite association existed between the different types of constraints and the stress level of the farmers. The results revealed that almost all the farmers were exposed to the varying degrees of the constraints as well as stress levels. Among the various constraints Natural and Economic Constraints were of major concern. There is association between age and economic constraints (132.52**), income and personal constraints(11.74*), income and stress(12.66*), education and all constraints(10.49*), education and stress level(21.26**), stress level and constraints(61.35**).
Keywords- Farmers, constraints, stress level, Personal, natural, technical and economic constraints.
