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Relationship Between Personal, Socio-Economic, Communicational and Psychological Characteristics of Dairy Farmers With Their Entrepreneurial Behaviour


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The present study on relationship between personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of dairy farmers with their entrepreneurial behaviour was undertaken in Hingna and Kalmeshwar tahsils of Nagpur district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state with sample size of 100 dairy farmers from 20 villages. The exploratory research design of social research was used in the present investigation. Dairy farming plays an important role in social and economic livelihood of the farmers. The relationship between personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of dairy farmers with their entrepreneurial behaviour, in case of age the respondents had negative and significant correlation with their entrepreneurial behaviour, while education, land holding, annual income, social participation, extension contact and economic motivation were positively correlated with their entrepreneurial behaviour, whereas occupation, family size and herd size had non-significant correlation with their entrepreneurial behaviour.

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Socio-Economic, Psychological Characteristics, Communicational Characteristics, Entrepreneurial Behaviour.
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Authors

Jabina I. Shaikh
Department of Extension Education Section, Post Graduate Institute, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), India
V. S. Tekale
Department of Extension Education Section, Post Graduate Institute, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), India
P. P. Damodar
Department of Extension Education Section, Post Graduate Institute, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), India

Abstract


The present study on relationship between personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of dairy farmers with their entrepreneurial behaviour was undertaken in Hingna and Kalmeshwar tahsils of Nagpur district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state with sample size of 100 dairy farmers from 20 villages. The exploratory research design of social research was used in the present investigation. Dairy farming plays an important role in social and economic livelihood of the farmers. The relationship between personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of dairy farmers with their entrepreneurial behaviour, in case of age the respondents had negative and significant correlation with their entrepreneurial behaviour, while education, land holding, annual income, social participation, extension contact and economic motivation were positively correlated with their entrepreneurial behaviour, whereas occupation, family size and herd size had non-significant correlation with their entrepreneurial behaviour.

Keywords


Socio-Economic, Psychological Characteristics, Communicational Characteristics, Entrepreneurial Behaviour.

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