Author: Pallavi U. Wankhade, Digambar S. Perke and Tukaram B. Munde
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Present study was designed to study Socio economic characteristics of selected Pearl millet growers in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district of Maharashtra. The most important factor which decides the awareness and adoption level of any new varieties, methods or technology in agriculture sector is socio-economic conditions of farmers. Using multistage sampling technique two tehsil viz., Paithan and Vaijapur. from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar were selected for study. Total 120 respondents were selected for study i.e. 60 adopter and 60 non-adopters. Paper is focused to assessment the socio-economic characteristics of AHB-1200 adopters and non-adopters like age, gender, education, farm size, annual income, occupation, land holding, family size, farming experience, etc. Study conclude that average age of adopter and non-adopter was 43 and 48. Most of the respondents in study area were male. Average annual income of adopter and non-adopter was 202483.0 and 188800.0. Majority of respondents completed Secondary education. The average size of land holding of AHB-1200 adopter and non-adopter was 2.42 ha and 2.15 ha, respectively. Majority of respondents belongs to nuclear family i.e. 83.33 per cent in adopter and 61.67 per cent in non-adopter whereas just 16.67 per cent adopters and 38.33 per cent non-adopters in the study region are members of the joint family. The study findings demonstrated that adopters of AHB-1200 had higher average level of social participation 0.91 compared to 0.33 for non-adopters.
Pearl millet, occupation, family income, farm size, education
Profile of adopters and non-adopters was more or less similar in respect of age, it was clear from the result that most of the respondents were middle aged and it also concluded that majority of respondents were male. While the other profile of adopter and non-adopter varied in respect of land holding, annual income, social participation. Majority of adopters and non-adopters having nucleus families, regarding to family income it was reported that high in adopter and low in non-adopter. Adopters have high level of social participation than non-adopters. Agriculture was reported as major occupation of study area followed by business and service. Large no of semi medium farmers reported in study area followed by small, marginal, medium. Average of family size of adopter and non-adopter was more similar. Farming experience of adopter farmers was more than non-adopter farmers. Land use pattern high in adopter i.e., 2.42 and low in non-adopter. It can be suggested from study that need to adopt recommended improved variety in order to improve livelihood and family income.
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