International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

The study was conducted in Rajnandgaon and Bemetara districts of Chhattisgarh during 2022-23 in the purposively selected villages. A total of 120 respondents participated in this study, 60 respondents from each of the districts. The findings of the study revealed that the majority (95.28%) of the respondents faced constraints such as, low production due to pest and disease infestations in input and production constraints, lack of knowledge about appropriate about 77.78 percent in technology technological constraints, higher charges of Labouré’s about 78.89 percent in Economic constraints, less rate of chickpea produce in market at time of harvesting about 56.11 percent in marketing constraints, and lack of crop insurance policy for chickpea production about 65.56 percent in Institutional constraints. Majority 88.33 percent of the respondents suggested that the improved and resistant seeds should be timely available followed by there should be proper and solid solution for wilt and pod borer disease of chickpea, etc. were the most suggested.