Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Mounika P, Akkamahadevi Naik, Ashokkumar B and Tufleuddin Biswas

Abstract:
Present study was carried out in Rayagada district of Odisha state during the academic year of 2022-23. To study the profile characteristics of farm youth practicing farming in Rayagada district of Odisha. Two blocks of Rayagada district were selected purposefully for the study i.e., Rayagada and Gunupur block. From each block 5 villages were taken purposefully and from each village 15 respondents were selected randomly. Thus, a total of 150 respondents were selected and Ex-post-facto research design was used for the study.The results of the study revealed that, majority (88.60%) of the respondents under the study area practicing agriculture fall under the age group of 25‑35 and most (37.30%) of them had education up to primary level, family size up to 5 members, majority of the respondents had medium level of innovative proneness, risk orientation, economic motivation and farming commitment, low extension contact, mass media and cosmopoliteness.