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Department of Agricultural Extension Education, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502.
The present investigation was carried out in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The study was purposively conducted in the Chittoor district as it is the hub for many Agri and allied sector based enterprises and as well as it stood first in a number of agro-based enterprises. Ninty agripreneurs were selected based on Krejcie and Morgan formula. The analysis of data revealed that majority of the agripreneurs were belonged to ‘middle aged group having high school education with medium levels of ‘occupation’ (agriculture + enterprise), medium levels of annual income, extension contact, economic orientation, mass media exposure, decision making ability, social participation, achievement motivation, innovativeness, risk orientation and market orientation. Further the study revealed that majority of agripreneurs have not undergone any training.
KEYWORDS: Profile, agripreneurs, entrepreneurial behaviour, enterprise, Krejcie and Morgan formula.