A study on socio-economic development of farmers practicing organic farming in Southern Zone of Karnataka

Ramakrishna (2017) A study on socio-economic development of farmers practicing organic farming in Southern Zone of Karnataka. Asian Journal of Development Matters, 11 (2). pp. 123-129. ISSN 0976-4674

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Abstract

The study was conducted in southern zone of Karnataka state during the year 2014–15. From Southern Zone three districts, three taluks and 120 respondents were selected. Data was collected using structured schedule and Trivedi‘s (1963) procedure was followed for quantifying Socio-economic status of farmers practicing organic farming. The data revealed that more than half of the respondents (51.67 per cent) were medium landholders, more than one-third of respondents had high school (38.33 per cent) education, nearly two third (65.00 per cent) of the respondents were having pakka house, Majority (66.67 per cent) of the respondents were belonged to OBC category, majority (95.00 per cent) of the farmers had small family (less than five members) and Cent percent of the respondents were following agriculture as their main Occupation.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Organic farming, Socio-Economic status, farming, organic farming, National program for organic production.
Divisions: Department of > Institute of Development Studies
Depositing User: C Swapna Library Assistant
Date Deposited: 29 May 2019 09:35
Last Modified: 29 May 2019 09:35
URI: http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/626

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