Author(s):

Vikas Singh, Dr. Nitin Barker, Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Dr Ashish S Noel, Subin Thomas and Ayush Kumar Pathak

Abstract: The contribution of the agricultural sector to the National Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has continued to decline over the years. In 1970-71 agriculture contributed about 44% of GDP which declined to about 13 percent in 2016-17. Presently total horticultural production is estimated at 305 million tonnes as compared to 273 million tons of food grains, which indicates diversification of agriculture towards high-value horticultural crops. The study was conducted to examine the socio-economic characteristics of farmers growing papaya crops and their constraints in Kaushambi district. A multistage stratified sampling technique was followed to select the respondents. One block from Kaushambi districts was selected purposively viz Manjhanpur. From the selected block, nine villages were selected purposively, and finally, 140 farmers were selected from 9 villages randomly. The study found the average family size in the study area was twelve i.e. four males, three females, and five children. The occupation is categorized into three groups viz. agricultural and allied activities, agriculture with business, and agriculture with other services. This makes the average sample for primary occupation was 37.14 percent for different farms size groups.

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