The survey was doneout in the field of rural area of Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The study shows the gap between potential yield and existing yield (local and high yielding varieties) of rice paddy crop production in the Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It has seen that biological and socioeconomic obstacles have more impact on actual production figures than a lack of research.

Keywords : High yielding Varieties, Socioeconomic constraints, Sampling techniques, Methodology.