ANALYSIS OF FARMER’S PROFILE ENGAGED IN RICE CULTIVATION IN CHHATTISGARH PLAINS AGRO-CLIMATIC ZONE OF CHHATTISGARH STATE

B. SAXENA¹*, M.A. KHAN², S. NARBARIA³, R. SAHU⁴, H.K. AWASTHI^5
1College of Agriculture and Research Station, Janjgir-Champa, Indira Gandhi KrishiVishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
²Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension, Collage of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi KrishiVishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
³College of Agriculture and Research Station, Kurud (Dhamtari), Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
⁴National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
⁵Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension, Collage of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
* Corresponding Author : sunilag22@gmail.com

Received : 01-08-2021     Accepted : 27-08-2021     Published : 30-08-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 8       Pages : 10845 - 10847
Int J Agr Sci 13.8 (2021):10845-10847

Keywords : Rice Cultivation, Profile, Annual Income, Social and Economical characteristics
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The current study was conducted in the state of Chhattisgarh's plain agro-climatic zone of Chhattisgarh state during the year 2020. The purpose of this study is to evaluate information on rice farming during the wet and dry seasons. The study took place in 18 villages in the Chhattisgarh Plains Agro-Climatic Zone, which were chosen at random from six blocks in three districts. The information was acquired via an interview schedule and a personal interview. The data was analyzed with the use of relevant statistical approaches and tools. The study area is dominated by respondents, belonged to 36 to 50 years of age group, belonged to other backward class and obtained education up-to middle school. Most of them were living in Joint families with no membership in any organization. Majority of them were doing agriculture as their main occupation and having overall annual family income in the range of Rs.50001 to Rs. 100000. Farmers with semi-medium size of land holdings dominated the research area, with Inceptisols accounting for the majority of land holdings

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