Challenges in making farmers accept CA
•Crop residue availability poses a major challenge with pressure due to alternative demand for livestock or its sale to brick kiln owners
• There was a demand for more drills with expectations that the government should initiate such a step
• There were apprehensions about weed control, which were well-founded
• While zero-till technique was applied to wheat during the rabi season, farmers were confused if the same could be applied to other crops such as bajra or mustard during kharif season. The solution lies in adaptive efforts carried out at the village level
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