A STUDY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF FLORICULTURE FARMERS IN SHIRVA


Mr.Prashanth M D
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Abstract
The present study aimed to find out socio-economic status of floriculture farmers in Shirva village of Udupi district. Floriculture in Shirva consists on large-scale cultivation of a traditional flower, the jasmine flower. Because of its favorable temperature and proximity to a market facility, this region is one of the major producers of Jasmine flower in Karnataka State. Total 40 farmers were selected, randomly from mentioned region. Researcher used standard Socio Economic Status Scale constructed by Rajbir Singh, Radhey Shyam and Sathish Kumar to collect data. The data from farmers were collected by contacting them personally with the help of structured interview schedule. The outcome reveals that most of Floriculture farmers have middle socio-economic status. The respondents were allocated according to their scores to different socio- economic status groups. They were analyzed by calculating the percentage and then the attempt was presented in suitable tables and figures. The outcome reveals that most of Floriculture farmers in Shirva have middle socio-economic status.
Keywords: Floriculture, Shirva, Jasmine flower, Socio-economic status
Journal Name :
EPRA International Journal of Research & Development (IJRD)

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Published on : 2021-08-20

Vol : 6
Issue : 8
Month : August
Year : 2021
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