Constraints of Farmers Cultivating Rainfed Paddy in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka

摘要

RICE growing situations prevailing in different regions of India largely determine the system of rice cultivation. The two principle systems of cultivation in Karnataka are dry and wet. The dry system of cultivation is mainly confined to tracks whichdepend on rains only. Upland rice, which is predominantly cultivated in the arid and semi- arid zones has noticed a gradual decline in its area and quantum of production in the recent years (Gogoi and Phukan, 2004). The factors attributing to this decline are lack of suitable high yielding varieties and drought resistant varieties, decline in relative profitability of rice cultivation and shifting from food crops to cash crops etc., The present study was conducted to identify the constraints faced by farmers cultivating rainfed paddy in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka.