Comparative study between adopted and non-adopted respondents being faced by constraints use of photovoltaic water pumping system of Jhajjar district in Haryana state

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Anil Kumar, Ashok Kumar Godara, and Ashok Kumar (Department of Extension Education, COA, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana)

The study was conducted in purposively selected Jhajjar districts of Haryana state with selected 33 number of PWPS adopted farmers from this district and an equal number of non beneficiaries adjoining to the beneficiaries’ farm were also selected. In this way a total number of 66 respondents i.e. 33 beneficiaries and 33 non-beneficiaries were included in the sample for the study. (A) Technical Constraints: The PWPS adopted respondents reported that This technology only works in less than 8 meters water table and PWPS spare parts are not available in market these were consider to be 1st and 2nd major technical constraints respectively. In the same district for non adopted farmers, It does not works in cold / winter days and This technology only works in less than 8 meter water table these were considered to be 1st and 2nd ranks of technical constraints respectively. (B) Financial Constraints: Less number of PWPS are available on subsidy and High cost of PWPS these both constraints were found to be the most serious financial constraints and were ranked as 1st by the adopted group in the study area. In case of non adopted group, High cost of PWPS was found to be the most serious financial constraint and it was 1st rank and Lack of money to buy a PWPS was considered 2nd rank. (C) Extension Constraints: Lack of package of practices for PWPS irrigation farming system was considered to be the major extension constraint and it was ranked 1st by the adopted farmers. In case of non adopted farmers, Lack of adequate manpower from state extension agencies was found to be the most serious extension constraint and it was 1st rank.