Analysis of Constraints in Adoption of Biogas Technology
2016
Singh, Dharminder | Singh, K.B.
Traditional fuels like fuel wood, agricultural waste and cow dung cakes are commonly burnt for meeting cooking and general heating purposes in rural areas. Biogas can be a clean and efficient fuel alternative in rural areas. The present study was conducted in eleven villages of Moga district of Punjab to analyse the various constraints faced in adoption of biogas technology. Data were collected from randomly selected 80 respondents with the help of semi structured interview schedule. It was found that reduction of gas supply in pipe during winter season and slow gas availability were the major operational constraints faced respondents with mean percent score of 85.0 and 73.8, respectively. The social unacceptability for use of human faeces in biogas plants and unhygienic conditions in the surrounding of house were considered the most serious socio-psychological hindrances. High cost of construction of biogas plant and less amount of government subsidy were the major financial constraints. Study reveals that the financial constraints were most important constraints followed by socio psychological and operational constraints. Efforts should be made to overcome these constraints to facilitate adoption of biogas technology in rural areas.
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