_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ++ PhD Scholar; # Professor and Head; *Corresponding author: E-mail: roshnithampi000@gmail.com; Asian J. Agric. Ext. Econ. Soc., vol. 41, no. 12, pp. 123-131, 2023 Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology Volume 41, Issue 12, Page 123-131, 2023; Article no.AJAEES.110916 ISSN: 2320-7027 An Investigation of Constraints Experienced by Homegarden Farmers of Coastal Agro-Ecological Units of Southern Kerala Roshni Thampi a++* and Allan Thomas a# a Department of Agricultural Extension Education, COA, Vellayani, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between both authors. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJAEES/2023/v41i122311 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/110916 Received: 15/10/2023 Accepted: 18/12/2023 Published: 20/12/2023 ABSTRACT Homegardens or homesteads represent a promising land use system and are common in Kerala, where the average size of farm households is small. The present investigation was carried out in the coastal homegardens of three selected panchayaths of Southern Kerala during 2021-22 to measure the constraints perceived by the coastal homegarden farmers. A total of 105 homegardens were included in the sample, with 35 homegardens purposefully selected from each identified panchayat. Farmers were interviewed using a structured interview schedule containing both open and closed-ended questions to understand the constraints. The constraints were then ranked based on the total scores obtained by summing up the individual scores for each constraint. These constraints were categorized into five main groups: Economic, Personal, Technology, Physical, and Original Research Article