A study on the knowledge and attitude of the farmers about FPO in empowering the farmers through crop production

Abstract

A Farmers Producers Organization is defined as formal rural organization whose member organize themselves with the objective of improving farm income through improved production, marketing, and local processing activities. The present study was conducted in Nizamabad district of Telangana to assess farmer’s knowledge and attitude regarding Farmers producers Organization. The researcher purposively selected 120 respondents from 5 villages under Armoor and Dichipally block. The study findings revealed that the majority of respondents belong to various socio-economic profiles. Most of the respondents fall within age of 36-55 years (49.16%) belongs to OBC caste (43%), have family size upto 6 member (55%), having nuclear family type (77.50%%), have intermediate school (34.17%), lived in cemented house (68.33%), exclusively engaged in farming (50%), having income upto 2 lakhs (53.55%). Source of information, extension agent contact and mass media exposure were at a medium level for 56.44%, 73.33%, & 51.66% whereas scientific orientation were at a medium level for 55.45%.