M. JAHNAVI*, T. LAKSHMI, M. SATHISH RAHUL AND Y. REDDIRAMU

Department of Agril. Extension Education, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502.

ABSTRACT

The study was conducted to know the profile of cotton growers in light soils of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh over a randomly drawn sample of 120 cotton growers and the results revealed that the majority of the respondents were middle aged with a middle school level of education, small and marginal farmers with medium farm size, annual income, achievement motivation, innovativeness, mass media exposure, scientific orientation, risk orientation, economic orientation, and market orientation towards on growing of cotton in light soils.

KEYWORDS: Profile, cotton, light soils.