Vol. 10, Special Issue 9 (2021)

Author(s):
Giri PR, Kharde PB, Ahire MC and Chougule SB

Abstract:
An experiment entitled “Socio-economic Status of Small Farmers in Western Maharashtra” was conducted at Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Post Graduate Institute, MPKV, Rahuri, during 2020-21. The study was conducted with a sample size of 360 from three District Ahmednagar, Pune and Nashik to assess attitude of small farmers towards improved farm practices. Findings revealed that 57.50 per cent of small farmers had favourable attitude, 25.83 percent of small farmers having less favourable and 16.67 percent of small farmers had most favourable attitude towards improved farm practices.