Study on adaptation of improved cultivation practices of cotton on socio-economic status of cotton grower in Northern Rajasthan

Abstract

The study was conducted in 2022-2024 crop seasons the investigator is studying in S.K.D. University, Hanumangarh district of Northern Rajasthan. So were done collect the required information by the interview scheduled. The selection of villages was selected randomly from each block, ten villages were selected randomly from each blocks. Thus, the total 20 villages selected for the study purpose. Than the two blocks was selected randomly for the study purpose namely Bhadra and Hanumangarh Blocks of Hanumangarh district Northern Zone of Rajasthan. Selection of the respondents purposively was done by simple random sampling method from every village 10 cotton grower farmers were selected randomly for study so as to constitute a total sample size of 200 respondents. The respondents were contacted personally for data collection. The results of the study depicted that the maximum number of the respondents were found in various socio-economic profile characters like, (48.00%) and (60%) were observed in the categories of middle (35 to 59 years) age of the hybrid cotton and HYV cotton growers, primary school (31.00%) and (28.00%), OBC caste (50.00%) and (58.00%), Nuclear family (67.00%) and (71.00%), Marginal farmers (87.00%) and (90.00%), Rs. 55,000 to 1, 10,000 Annual income (43.00%) and(35.00%), Pucca house (88.00%) and (86.00%), Above 30 years (49.00%) and (36.00%) Farming experience, Non-member (67.00%) and (75.00%) Social participation, and (68.00%) and (56.00%) Tube-well + canal, respectively.