CONSTRAINTS FACED BY FARMERS PRACTICING ORGANIC FARMING IN HARYANAHEENA, D.P. MALIK. AND POOJA PANTAbstract An investigation was undertaken to identify the constraints faced by farmers in practicing organic farming. The present study was carried out in Haryana state. Three districts namely, Hisar, Sirsa and Sonipat were selected purposively as the locale for the proposed study. Organic farming has been received considerable attention in Haryana in the recent years. This may be due to declining soil fertility, indiscriminate usage of agro-chemicals etc. and increasing demand of organic products in Metropolitan city Delhi and exportable opportunities of organic products. Awareness about organic farming is increasing in Haryana and even small number of farmers have converted and started organic farming. But majority of the farmers in the state are still engaged in commercial agriculture and adoption rate of organic farming practice is not significant. Many factors are responsible for the present dismal situation of organic farming in the state. Cultural and demographic attributes of the farmers play an important role in adoption/ rejection of new technologies/alternative methods. There is need for proper socio-cultural environment for promotion of organic farming in the state which have not been given due attention |