Socio-Economic Profile and Adoption of Paddy Cultivation Practices by Siddhi Tribal Community Farmers of North Karnataka

The study was conducted in Yellapur Taluk involving 120 Sidhi farmers. The study revealed that majority of the Sidhi farmers were middle aged (72.50%), illiterate (62.50%), marginal holders (62.50%) had large sized family (62.50%) with medium level of income. Regarding the existing cultivation pattern, it was observed that majority (92.30%) of the local paddy farmers applied only FYM. Chemical fertilizers and plant protection measures were not adopted by most of them.