Constraints Faced by the Farmers in Cultivation of Major Crops : A Case Study of Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand

The main aim of this study is to analyze the constraints faced by the farmers in cultivation of major crops in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand. The study is based on personal interview with 100 farmers of the district. The study finds that the major financial, situational and marketing constraints faced by the farmers in cultivation of major crops include the cumbersome process of taking aid from bank, late availability of loan, high interest rate, large amount of down payment requirement, problem of day by day deterioration of soil health, water table going down every year, lack of storage facility, lack of suitable markets, buyer's monopoly power and lack of adequate price information system. The study suggests that farmers need to have cooperative marketing society not only for proper marketing of their crop produce but also to have adequate price information system and good infrastructural facilities