Socio-personal profile of agripreneurs of Varanasi district (U.P.)

Abstract

A careful investigation regarding socio-economic profile of agripreneurs was carried out in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. The findings of the study revealed that majority (18.50 %) of the respondents were having education up to middle school, were having Floriculture as their main occupation (41.00 %), belonged to medium house hold category (67.00 %), belonged to OBC category (62.00 %), medium category of sources of information utilization (80.00 %), medium category of ability to coordinate farming activities (79.50 %), medium category of value orientation (82.00 %), medium category of annual income (74.00 %), medium category of extension agency contact (74.50 %), medium category of mass media exposure (76.50 %).