An Analysis of the Problems Faced by Rural Women in the Adoption of Integrated Farming System: The Case of Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

Integrated Farming System (IFS) is a sub-system of a high-level land use system like a village or a watershed which includes crop production, raising livestock, fishery, poultry, and beekeeping on a particular farm with an objective of higher profitability without altering ecological and socio-economic balance on one hand and to meet the national goals on the other hand. The present study was planned to study problems faced by rural women in the adoption of recommended technologies. The study was conducted in Gudli village of Udaipur district of Rajasthan. The AICRP on Home Science has promoted two IFS models viz. crop+horticulture and crop+poultry in the adopted village of MPUAT, Udaipur. From the selected village, 50 respondents for the crop+horticulture model and 60 respondents for crop+poultry model were selected for the study. For accomplishing the present investigation, interviews (Structured) were conducted to collect information from the rural women beneficiaries. After data collection, data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean percent score and paired t-test. The major constraints faced by the respondents in the adoption of technologies were lack of technical guidance, lack of facilities, lack of finance, lack of improved technologies and more workload. There is need of training, good government support, easy availability of credits and improved tools and machinery for smooth running of these IFS models.