Socio-economic Status of Mustard Growing Farmers of Haringtonganj Block of Faizabad District (U. P.)

摘要

A study was conducted in Haringtonganj block of Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh to know the socio-economic profile of mustard growing farmers during the year 2014. A sample of one hundred farmers was selected randomly from the list of five purposely selected villages for collection of primary data. The relevant variables were selected after reviewing the literature available and the works done in the field prior to the present investigation. Age, caste, family size, family type, land holding capacity, occupation, annual income, social participation, material possession, scientific orientation, economic motivation, risk orientation and value orientation were considered as socio-economic indicators. A well structured and pre-tested interview schedule was used for data collection through personal interview method. The data were analyzed by using percentage, mean and standard deviation.