ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
A.R. DARJI1*, J.K. PATEL2
1Department of Extension Education, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
2Senior Scientist and Head, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Arnej, 382240, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : ayusheedarji22@gmail.com
Received : 30-11-2019 Accepted : 13-12-2019 Published : 15-12-2019
Volume : 11 Issue : 23 Pages : 9255 - 9257
Int J Agr Sci 11.23 (2019):9255-9257
Keywords : FIGs members, Dynamic profile
Academic Editor : Dr Sanjiv Kumar, Deepa Roy
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
Farmer Interest Group (FIG) is a group of the farmers with common interest or goal and work together for achieving their common goal. The members work together to achieve this goal by pooling their existing resources, gaining better access to other resources and to share in the resulting benefits. With this regards the present study was conducted in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat state. Total 120 FIG members were selected from the four talukas of Ahmedabad district. They were interviewed personally by using Gujarati version of questionnaire. The findings of this study revealed that majority of the FIGs members belonged to middle age category, taken primary level of education, involved in farming coupled with animal husbandry as their main occupation, received 5 to 6 number of trainings, had membership in one organization, had medium level of extension contact, had very high level of economic motivation, innovativeness, achievement motivation and neutral attitude towards collectivism.
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