Constraints

Major constraint

F (%)

Minor constraint

F (%)

Not a constraint

F (%)

Weighted score

Mean

Rank

Illiteracy

65 (54.2)

18 (15.0)

37 (30.8)

268

2.23

4th

Poor public relation of the extension workers

13 (10.8)

64 (53.3)

43 (35.8)

210

1.80

7th

Improper awareness

49 (40.8)

59 (49.2)

12 (10.0)

277

2.31

3rd

Language barrier

7 (5.8)

28 (23.3)

85 (70.8)

162

1.40

9th

Lack of rural electrification

41 (34.2)

44 (36.7)

35 (29.2)

246

2.10

5th

Lack of access road for easy community visit of extension workers

14 (11.7)

75 (62.5)

31 (25.8)

223

1.90

6th

Lack of money to purchase newsletters, leaflets on agricultural information

6 (5.0)

49 (40.8)

65 (54.2)

181

1.51

8th

Feedback problem

105 (87.5)

9 (7.5)

6 (5.0)

339

2.83

1st

Inconsistency of agricultural information

58 (48.3)

49 (40.8)

13 (10.8)

285

2.40

2nd