Vol. 11, Special Issue 5 (2022)

Author(s):
Gandhale AA, Tekale VS, Kale NM, Katole RT and Koshti NR

Abstract:
The present research on relationship between personal profile and socio-economic status of tribal farmers of Vidarbha region was conducted in Gadchiroli and Yavatmal districts of Vidarbha region, 280 tribal farmers were selected randomly from 28 villages. The data were collected through personal interview from tribal farmers with the help of pre tested interview schedule. The selected independent variables namely education, occupation, annual income, land holding, source of information, cosmopoliteness, change orientation and benefits derived were found to be positive and high significantly correlated with the socio-economic status of the tribal farmers, while family size and social participation were found to be positive and significantly correlated with the socio-economic status of the tribal farmers. Whereas the variables namely age, family type, farming experience, innovativeness and fatalism did not show any significant association with the socio-economic status of the tribal farmers.