Table 8 Farmers’ perceived constraints to bread wheat production in the study areas
Constraints | No of farmers | Ranking | RBQ | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Low soil fertility | 170 | 38.2 | 56.5 | 5.3 | 55.5 | 9 |
Low yield | 170 | 48.8 | 51.2 | – | 56.3 | 8 |
Seed shortage | 170 | 54.1 | 44.1 | 1.8 | 56.5 | 7 |
Low price | 170 | 24.7 | 50.6 | 24.7 | 53.9 | 12 |
High cost of fertilizer | 170 | 72.9 | 26.5 | 0.6 | 57.5 | 3 |
Moisture stress | 170 | 92.9 | 7.1 | – | 58.5 | 1 |
Heat stress | 170 | 70.6 | 29.4 | – | 57.4 | 4 |
Insect pests | 170 | 68.8 | 25.3 | 5.9 | 57.0 | 5 |
Disease (especially rust) | 170 | 85.3 | 14.1 | 0.6 | 58.1 | 2 |
Weeds | 170 | 31.2 | 41.2 | 27.6 | 54.1 | 11 |
Lack of access to credit | 170 | 40.6 | 32.4 | 27.1 | 54.6 | 10 |
Land degradation/soil erosion | 170 | 64.7 | 31.8 | 3.5 | 56.9 | 6 |