AN ANALYSIS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR OF MAIZE SEED PRODUCING FARMERS OF HAVERI DISTRICT
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2015-09-11
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
Abstract
The present study was conducted during 2014-15 in Haveri district of Karnataka.
Total sample of 120 Maize seed producing farmers were selected from 8 villages of
Hirekerur and Ranebennur taluks. Majority of the respondents were found to be middle
age, having primary school, small farmers, agriculture as main occupation, small sized
family, low income category, high farm implements possesing group, medium
cosmopoliteness, low extension participation, low economic motivation, low mass media
exposure, low social participation. Majority of maize seed producing farmers were
having high innovativeness, high decision making ability, medium information seeking
ability, low risk orientation, high management orientation, medium level leadership
ability, medium achievement motivation, high level scientific orientation, overall 40 per
cent of maize seed producing farmers were of high entrepreneurial category. It was found
that positive significant relationship between occupation, annual income, social
participation and extension participation with entrepreneurial behaviour. Kaiser-Mayer-
Olkin measure of sampling adequacy of 0.582 indicated that all the variables were
necessarily measuring different components. More number of respondents expressed lack
of electricity for irrigation supply and high labour cost as main constraint and suggested
for proper and timely supply of electricity and to develop labour saving technologies.
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