STUDY ON SOCIO- ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE SELECTED PULSES GROWING FARMERS IN MAHABUBNAGAR DISTRICT OF TELANGANA STATE

M. VINAYA KUMARI¹*, MASIH AMIT KUMAR², NAHAR SINGH^3
1Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211007 India
²Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211007 India
³Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211007 India
* Corresponding Author : vinayamabm11@gmail.com

Received : 13-06-2018     Accepted : 23-06-2018     Published : 30-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 12       Pages : 6428 - 6431
Int J Agr Sci 10.12 (2018):6428-6431

Keywords : Socio-economic, Pulses Farmers, Telangana, Mahabubnagar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211007
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The study was conducted to investigate the socio economic characteristics of selected pulses farmers in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana State. The State of Telangana was selected purposively for the study as the investigator hails from the state. Out of 31 districts of Telangana State, Mahabubnagar district was selected purposively for the study. In this district, the blocks recorded highest area was selected. In each block two villages with highest area under cultivation of particular crop were selected. The sample frame work incudes selection of three crops, three blocks and six villages purposively. From each selected village, 20 respondents were selected randomly thus making a sample of 120 respondents for the study. The average age, education and experience of the sample farmers was 54.17, 84.17 and 52.5 percent respectively, agriculture as their primary occupation 65.83 percent, had small farm size 26.67 percent, medium annual income 55 percent, had contact with extension agencies 64.17 percent and medium family size 49.17 percent .

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