S.N.HanchinalAnand R.Rathod2016-10-132016-10-132007http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/80472The present study was conducted during 2006-07 as the Lambani population is more in this area. This covers the districts like Bidar, Gulburga and Raichur. Among these Gulburga district has more number of Lambani communities the ex-post facto research design was used for the study. A total sample comprising of 150 Lambani farmers were randomly selected. 58.67 percent of the farmers belong to middle age category followed by old age (25.33%) and young age (16 %).(29.33%) of the farmers were functionally literate followed by primary school (25.33%), middle school (16.67%), Illiterate (14.00%) high school (6.67%), college (4.67) and graduates (3.33%).(66.67%) had small family size followed by medium (18%) and large (15.33%) families. (23.33%) and high extension contact Nearly cent percent 98 percent of the farmers have expressed that 'depletion of ground water levels and ground water table' followed by 'erratic rainfall and cumulative droughts over years' (91.33%) and 'pest and disease prevalence is more (74.66%). (3.33%).(29.33%) and high urban contract (8.00%).(64.67%) was observed followed by good (18.00 %) and poor (17.33 %) labour availability. (91.33%) and 'pest and disease prevalence is more (74.66%) The study is to know the personal socio-economic and psychological factors i.e., independent variables of the Lambani farmers. The medium family size of majority of the Lambani farmers with 4-6 members might contribute more to the deprivation and a small family with a size below 3 indicates the practice of small family norms understanding the importance of the family planning. The data from the table 5 clearly indicates that there is a large variation in the expenditure pattern among the farmers. This trend clearly indicates that the farmers had low education and low exposure to more number of training programmes,Agricultural Extension EducationThesis