H.R. RAMYA*, P. V. SATYA GOPAL, V. SAILAJA AND S.V. PRASAD

Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati 517502, A.P.

ABSTRACT

The research study was conducted to study the personal, socio-economic and psychological characteristics of the tribal farmers of High Altitude Tribal Zone of Karnataka state. The study revealed that majority of the respondents were in middle age, illiterates, marginal farmers, had medium farming experience, medium level of annual income, majority were having nuclear family with four to five family members and medium level of extension contact, mass media exposure, social participation, economic orientation, risk orientation and level of aspiration with high fatalism.

KEYWORDS:

Characteristics, Tribal Farmers