Socio-Economic Characteristics of Guava Orchardists in Western Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

This study was conducted in two blocks i.e., Baghara and Charthawal of Muzaffarnagar district of Western Uttar Pradesh during the year 2018-19. To know the socio-economic characteristics of guava orchardists for this investigation data was collected from 80 guava orchardists through personal interviews. It was found that the majority of guava orchardists (43.75 percent) belongs to higher medium age group ranging between 46 to 60 years of age, (22.50 per cent) respondents were having educational status up to high school, (70.00 per cent) orchardists were belonging to other backward caste category, (91.25 per cent) orchardists were married, (91.25 per cent) orchardists were engaged in agriculture as the main occupation, 60.00 per cent orchardist’s were living in joint family, (48.75 per cent) guava orchardists were belong to medium family category 5-8 members including their family, (63.75 per cent) were having membership of one organization, (78.75 per cent) orchardists were had pucca house, (51.25 per cent) orchardists were having land (above 04 ha.), majority of the respondents (60.00 per cent) were having medium level of family resources (between 6-10), (90.00 per cent) were having motor cycle/ Scooty as transportation facility, (43.75 per cent) were having low level of farm assets (below 6), (68.75 per cent) orchardists were having private electric tube well as a source of irrigation, (81.25 per cent) were having medium level of information sources (Between 7-12 sources) in research study area. The majority (53.75 percent) of guava orchardists’ annual income was above Rs. 2,00,000.