Abstract :
The present study was conducted in Belagavi and Bagalkote district in north Karnataka during the year 2018-19 with the objectives to asses the personal and socio-economic characteristics of sugarcane growers. Ex-post-facto research design was undertaken for the present study. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to middle age category (63.33%), medium family size (53.33 %), medium family income (45.00 %), middle school education (33.33%), medium farming experience (46.66 %), high comsmopolitenes (40.83%), medium extension contact (50.00 %) and 72.50 per cent of respondents were cultivating maize in Kharif season along with the sugarcane.
Keyword :
Age, Annual income, Material possession, Farming experience, Mass media utilization, Cosmopolitenes, Extension contact