Socio Economic Status of Groundnut Farmers in Central Dry Zone Regions of Karnataka, India

Abstract

In the current days, cost of cultivation for groundnut operation is increased due to high wages paid to labourers, during cultivation season and also due to labour scarcity in the villages. A large number of farmers are migrating to urban places for better economic growth. Groundnut  cultivation is a labour intensive crop and the availability of mechanized machinery is very low. As a part of the research work the sample data was collected and analyzed using the chi-square method. Karl Pearson’s chi-square test method were used to predict the relative values that was either accepted or rejected based on standard hypothesis values. Based on the assumptions of statistical analysis and experimental data, the Chi-square value is calculated using traditional tools. The probability values obtained are observed for the expected frequency. The degrees of freedom and level of significance from chi square value table are found to be α > 0.05. Modern tools and equipments used by different levels of farmers were analyzed. The Likert scale is used to evaluate the facilities, like labour availability, machinery and wages paid during cultivation season is analyzed.