Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Shankar Dayal Bharti, DK Singh, RN Yadav, LB Singh and Satya Prakash

Abstract:
This study was conducted in four blocks i.e. Daurala, Kharkhauda, Hapur and Garhmukteshwar of Meerut and Hapur district of Western Uttar Pradesh during the year 2021-22. To know the socio- economic profile of vegetable growers for this investigation data was collected from 160 vegetable respondents through personal interview. It was found that the majority of vegetable growers (53.75 percent) belongs to Lower medium age group ranging between 30 to 45 years of age, (33.75 percent) respondents were having educational status up to high school, (47.50 percent) respondents were belonging to other backward caste category, (65.62 percent) respondents were medium family ranging between (5-8 members), (84.37 percent) respondents were using Television and (81.87 percent) respondents were Progressive farmers/Neighbours Sources of information, (84.37 percent) respondents were engaged in agriculture as the main occupation, (31.37 percent) respondents were having land (02- 04 ha.), 68.75 percent respondents were Private tube well (electric) sources of irrigation, (44.37 percent) vegetable growers were member of more than one organization of social participation, majority of the respondents (65.63 percent) were having medium level of home appliance resources (11-14 numbers), (90.62 percent) were having Two-wheeler (Motorcycle/Scooty/Scooter) as transportation facility, (60.63 percent) were having medium level of farm machinery (6-10 numbers) in research study area. The majority of (33.75 percent) vegetable growers having annual income were Rs. 1, 00,000- 1, 50,000.