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Personal and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Sugarcane Growers of Belagavi and Bagalkote District of Karnataka


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The present study was conducted in Belagavi and Bagalkote district in north Karnataka during the year 2018-19 with the objectives to asses the personal and socio-economic characteristics of sugarcane growers. Ex-post-facto research design was undertaken for the present study. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to middle age category (63.33%), medium family size (53.33 %), medium family income (45.00 %), middle school education (33.33%), medium farming experience (46.66 %), high comsmopolitenes (40.83%), medium extension contact (50.00 %) and 72.50 per cent of respondents were cultivating maize in Kharif season along with the sugarcane.

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Age, Annual Income, Material Possession, Farming Experience, Mass Media Utilization, Cosmopolitenes, Extension Contact.
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  • Personal and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Sugarcane Growers of Belagavi and Bagalkote District of Karnataka

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Authors

H. P. Lavanya Raj
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Agriculture College, Bijapur (Karnataka), India
S. G. Aski
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Agriculture College, Bijapur (Karnataka), India

Abstract


The present study was conducted in Belagavi and Bagalkote district in north Karnataka during the year 2018-19 with the objectives to asses the personal and socio-economic characteristics of sugarcane growers. Ex-post-facto research design was undertaken for the present study. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to middle age category (63.33%), medium family size (53.33 %), medium family income (45.00 %), middle school education (33.33%), medium farming experience (46.66 %), high comsmopolitenes (40.83%), medium extension contact (50.00 %) and 72.50 per cent of respondents were cultivating maize in Kharif season along with the sugarcane.

Keywords


Age, Annual Income, Material Possession, Farming Experience, Mass Media Utilization, Cosmopolitenes, Extension Contact.

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