K.V. NatikarArchana K.N.2016-11-232016-11-232013http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/87223The present study was conducted in the year 2012-13 in Dharwad district of Karnataka state with a sample size of 180 farmers, constituting 90 seed growers and 90 other farmers. Random sampling procedure was used to select the sample. The data was collected with the help of structured interview schedule. The socio-economic profile of the respondents revealed that, majority (53.33%) of the seed growers belonged to middle age group, 36.67 per cent educated up to PUC, 42.22 per cent belonged to medium land holding category, 38.89 per cent belonged to high income category, 56.67 per cent had high level of farming experience, 77.78 per cent had low experience in seed production, whereas, majority of other farmers (62.22%) belonged to middle age group, followed by high level of farming experience (71.11%). Most of the seed growers (48.89%) and 40.00 per cent of the other farmers belonged to high and low entrepreneurial behaviour categories respectively. Further, entrepreneurial behavioural characteristics such as innovativeness was high (40.00%) in seed growers and low (44.44%) in other farmers, achievement motivation was high (41.11%) in seed growers and low (35.56%) in other farmers, 46.67 per cent of the seed growers and 50.00 per cent of the other farmers belonged to intermediate and less rational decision making ability category respectively, risk orientation was high (43.33%) in seed growers and low (42.22%) in other farmers, leadership ability was high (45.55%) in seed growers and low (41.11%) in other farmers, management orientation was high (44.44%) in seed growers and low (35.56%) in other farmers respectively. Majority of the seed growers consulted the formal sources like package of practice booklet (66.67%), informal sources like progressive farmers (86.67%) and mass media sources like television (94.45%) regularly. Major constraints faced by seed growers were shortage of labourers, high labour wages and financial problems.Thesis