Socio-economic status of tribal farmers of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka and their level of awareness about agriculture: A case study

Abstract

The study reveals the socio-economic status of Tribal Farmers of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state. The study area was Yallapura taluk of the Uttara Kannada district. The information was collected on the basis of personal interview to each of the farmer through a questionnaire. A total samples of 235 farmers were selected randomly from three villages viz., Savane, Honnahalli and Hadlikere of the Yallapura taluk during 2016-18. The study revealed that they are very poor farmers with low literacy rates and poor knowledge about agricultural methods. They grow only rice, arecanut, betelvine and vegetables without any awareness about their improved management practices. By introducing facilities of modern technology through Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) programme, their socio-economic standard can be increased.