Entrepreneurial behavior of vegetable growers at Gangeo block of Rewa District (M.P.)

Abstract

Vegetable cultivation is being adopted by farmers for regular income generation and also emerging as important diversification for economic growth in rural India. Improved demand, balanced health and dietary habits, urge regular supply of vegetables round the year. This scenario gives a fair chance for entrepreneurship development among rural youth. The present study was conducted in Rewa district Madhya Pradesh which comprises of 9 blocks. Gangeo block was selected purposively because this blocks has largest area under vegetable crops. The study found that out of total vegetable growers 49.16 per cent had medium entrepreneurial behavior. The study also revealed that non availability of improved seeds (I Rank) followed by lack of insurance of vegetables (II Rank), lack of training about scientific production technology of vegetable (III Rank) are major constraints in vegetable production as enterprise.