Profile Characteristics, Constraints and Suggestions of Farm Youth Practicing Family Farming in Parbhani District of Maharashtra

摘要

Family farming plays an important role in Indian agriculture with its potential in eradication of poverty with various cost effective, resource sufficient aspects along with income gaining, socio-economic and psychological aspects. Therefore, studyingthe comprehensive nature of the farm youth through their profile characteristics, make a significant contribution in this field. The systematic study and analysis of the profile characteristics of farm youth provide an idea on the extension activities to be conducted to improve the knowledge, skill and attitude of the young farmers of Parbhani district. Two taluks were selected and from each taluk four villages were selected based on the maximum number of farm youth involved in family farming. In eachvillage the list of farm youth practicing family farming was prepared in consultation with extension personnel and 20 respondents were selected from each village by using snowball technique, thus, making total sample of 160. The study revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to middle age category, farming experience at medium level with the education level up to pre-university level. More than half of the respondents belonged to medium level of psychological characteristics. Majority of farmyouth families belonged to small size of land holding (60.62%), medium level of livestock units (46.25%) and materials (55.00%). The major constraint faced by the farm youth lack of infrastructure facilities (Transportation, Electricity, Storage etc.) and they have suggested to provide proper infrastructure facilities (Transportation, electricity, storage etc.).