Barriers In The Pathway Of Adoption Of Organic Farming By Conventional Farmers Of Jammu District

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to find barriers in the pathway of adopting organic farming. The structured questionnaire was used to collect the primary data from 101 conventional farmers to address the objectives of conventional farmers in the Jammu district producing basmati rice. In this study, a quantitative method and multinominal regression analysis were used to analyse the barriers faced by conventional in adopting organic farming. The results revealed that economic barriers are showing negative and significant results for farmers choosing never to switch to organic farming, and institutional barriers as well as production barriers and economic barriers are showing positive and significant results in adopting organic farming.  While adding variables like age, type of cultivating land, farming experience, and education, in the barrier factors, it was found that production barrier and infrastructural barrier are significantly contributing towards adopting organic farming.