Socio-economic profile of farmers on rice production technology in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

The present study was conducted in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh state during the year 2015-16. The results of this study depicted the majority (50.69%) of the respondents belonged to the middle age, 33 per cent were high school and higher secondary examination passed. The indicated that 67.36 per cent of the respondents were having the medium size of family (5 to 8 members) and participation in Co-operative societies shows that, 88.19 per cent respondents participated as a member. That all of the respondents (100%) were involved in agriculture as occupation, that 65.97 per cent respondents had high farming experience (above 20 years). Overall annual family income received by the respondent shows that majority of the families of respondents (52.08%) were received less than Rs 100000 per year. Mostly 86.11 per cent respondents were having contacts with Rural Agriculture Extension Officers (RAEOs). They indicate that majority of the respondents (57.64%) had a medium level of risk orientation and the total families of respondents, about 34 per cent were having the medium size of land (2.1 to 4 ha), that most of them (95.14%) respondents were having Vertisols (kanhar) based on multiple respondents. The study also revealed that variables namely age, education, family size, risk orientation were found positive and seven variable social participation, farming experience, occupation, landholding, source of information, extension contact, soil types positive and significant correlated of rice production technology.