Attitude of farmers towards family farming

Abstract

This study was conducted in Gujarat state. The number of respondents were 120 from five talukas. Knowing the fact that agriculture plays a vital role in the Indian economy with over 58.00 per cent of the population dependent on agriculture as their main source of income. We can’t feed our population without the active involvement of farmers in family farming occupation. Our country is now facing a dual challenge of shrinking agricultural land and increasing population to feed. Inflation increases the cost of cultivation and ultimately reduces net income of the farmers so they remain in distress. In such a situation it becomes necessary to know the attitude of the farmers towards family farming. Considering the scanty research and existing facts, a study on “Development of scale to measure the attitude of farmers towards family farming” was undertaken. The study shows that it can be inferred that slightly more than two-fifths (41.67 per cent) of the farmers had a neutral attitude towards family farming. In such a situation it becomes necessary to know the constraints faced by the farmers in adopting family farming as their occupation. Keeping in view the contribution of family farming in national production of food grains this study was conducted to list out the constraints faced by the farmers in family farming.