ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR OF POTATO GROWERS IN CHHINDWARA DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH

LALITA DEVI PAWAR¹*, M.K. DUBEY², SHRISHTI BILAIYA^3
1Department of Extension Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Krishinagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh
²Department of Extension Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Krishinagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh
³Department of Extension Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Krishinagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh
* Corresponding Author : lalitap113@gmail.com

Received : 10-09-2016     Accepted : 01-11-2016     Published : 12-11-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 55       Pages : 2993 - 2994
Int J Agr Sci 8.55 (2016):2993-2994

Keywords : Potato, Entrepreneurial behavior, Potato growers
Academic Editor : Neha Markam
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Potato is one of most important food crop of the world and ranks 4th in major food of the world after rice, wheat and maize. Entrepreneurial behavior is the functions of an individual’s personality characteristics i.e. risk taking ability, hope of success, persistence, feed-back uses, self-confidence, knowledge ability etc. The present study was carried out on the entrepreneurial behavior of potato growers in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, which covers 7004 ha area under potato cultivation and ranks first in Madhya Pradesh. This study revealed that majority of the potato cultivators had medium level of education, material possession, annual income, economic motivation, scientific orientation and contacts with extension agents