Abstract
The National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), effective since September 2006. Considering the importance of sustainable livelihood in India and availed benefits to the beneficiaries under the NAIP, the present study entitled “Impact of National Agricultural Innovation Project on its beneficiaries in Marathwada Region.” The present study was conducted purposively in Aurangabad district of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state during the year 2018-19, two tehsils from Aurangabad district i.e. Khultabad and Kannad will be purposively selected for the present study in which NAIP project was implemented by KVK. Total 240 beneficiaries’ i.e.120 beneficiaries and 120 non- beneficiaries selected for the research study. Study focuses on major constraints that NAIP beneficiaries faced. In the constraints, majority of the beneficiaries revealed that, Lack of knowledge about new technologies (91.67%), Lack of involvement of women famers in farm related interventions (91.67), more emphasis on mono-cropping (87.50%), Language and technical terms were difficult to understand in training programs (85.00%), Lack of infrastructure facilities in the village such as storage etc. (85.83%) and Labour migration (81.67%) were the major constraints. Some other constraints also discussed in detailed in this study.
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