Vol. 10, Special Issue 4 (2021)

Author(s):
T Mahesh Babu, T Lakshmi, SV Prasad, V Sumathi and B Ramana Murthy

Abstract:
The present study was carried out to know the profile of FPO members in Anantapuramu and Chittoor districts of Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh over a randomly drawn sample of 240 FPO members. The results revealed that majority of the FPO members were in middle age (62.50%), completed high school education (38.75%), small farmers (54.58%), medium level of farming experience (52.08%), annual income (55.83%), had high level of extension contact (47.50%), medium level of mass media exposure (42.08%), high level of innovativeness (51.25%), medium level of training undergone (46.25%), high level of economic orientation (42.50%), medium level of social participation (47.50%), market orientation (50.42), high level of achievement motivation (54.58%), medium level of scientific orientation (49.17), risk orientation (41.25%), cosmopoliteness (43.75%) and credit orientation (45.00%).