Jangwad, Dr. N. PGAWARE, KOMAL MARUTI2020-05-282020-05-282019-07-05GAWARE, KOMAL MARUTI. (2019). Entrepreneurial behaviour of onion seed producers. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2019. Print. xvi, 126p. (Unpublished).http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810146651The survey was carried out at Akola and Patur talukas of Akola District. For the study of entrepreneurial behaviour of Onion seed producers, exploratory research design was used. 120 respondents were selected randomly from two talukas constituting 60 from each taluka. The data was collected with the help of Interview Schedule.The present study on “Entrepreneurial behaviour of Onion seed producers” was conducted in Akola district of Maharashtra state. The exploratory research design of social research was used. In all, 120 respondents were selected by random sampling method. The data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of structured interview schedule. The data collected were carefully examined, classified, quantified and tabulated. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation and spearman rank correlation were employed for interpreting the results. The findings of the present study revealed that, majority of the respondents (57.50%) belonged to middle age group i.e. between 36 to 50 years. 55.83 of the respondents were educated up to Higher Secondary School category (10th to 12th standard) and College (above 12th standard), together. Nearly half (47.50%) of the respondents were engaged in agriculture as their occupation. Majority of the respondents (56.67%) possessed semi medium category of land holding (02.01 to 04.00 ha.) Higher percentile of the respondents (31.67%) had annual income between Rs. 2,00,001/- to 3,00,000/-. High percentage of the respondents (43.33%) follow bi-seasonal cropping pattern. Majority of the respondents (56.67%) had 0.61 to 1.20 ha area under Onion seed production. Majority of the respondents (57.50%) had experience up to 6 to 10 years in Onion seed production. Majority of the respondents (72.50%) had medium extension contact for seeking information. Near about three fourth of the respondents (75.00%) belonged to medium category of social participation. Majority of the respondents (80.00%) had medium level of scientific orientation. Majority of the respondents (70.00%) had medium innovativeness. Majority of the respondents (71.67%) had medium achievement motivation. Majority of the respondents (71.67%) belonging to medium decision making ability category. Majority of the respondents (61.67%) found medium category of economic motivation. Nearly two third (64.17%) of the respondents had medium category of risk orientation. Majority of the respondents (72.50%) respondents belongs to medium category of leadership ability. Majority of the respondents (70.00%) respondents belongs to medium category of management orientation. Majority of the respondents (68.33%) possess medium entrepreneurial behaviour. The results of the co-relation co-efficient between entrepreneurial behaviour of respondents and their profile clearly indicated that selected characteristics of Onion seed producer i.e. education, annual income, experience in Onion seed production, extension contact, social participation had positive and significant relationship at 0.01 level of probability with entrepreneurial behaviour whereas, occupation, land holding, cropping pattern, area under Onion seed production and scientific orientation had positive and significant relationship at 0.05 level of probability. Further, only age of Onion seed producer establish negatively significant relationship with their entrepreneurial behaviour. Most of the constraints faced by Onion seed producers were high incidence of pest and diseases (63.33%), followed by 57.50 per cent of the respondents expressed that they have unknown about how to remove off type plants and 53.33 per cent of the respondents expressed that they were not getting proper knowledge about seed treatment, which are ranked as I, II and III, respectively. Further 49.17 per cent respondents facing problems of lack of availability of labour in time. Rest 45.00 per cent of the respondents expressed that insurance is not availed for Onion seed production. Further, 42.50 per cent of the respondents expressed problem of sticky white substance in umbel of Onion which leads inadequate pollination in umbel of Onion plant and 40.83 per cent of respondents facing problem of lack of availability of fertilizers in time.enThesis