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Research Paper | Agriculture | India | Volume 10 Issue 3, March 2021
Views of Respondents on Privatization of Agricultural Extension Services with Respect to their Socio-Economic Profile
Madhusmita Sahoo [2] | Indira Priyadarsini Pattnaik | Dr. Santosh Kumar Rout
Abstract: The present study was conducted during the year 2018-2020 in Khordha district of Odisha to know the socio-economic profile of the respondents on prospects and problems of privatisation of agricultural extension services. The study reveals that majority (43.33 %) of the respondent of the age group of between 26-40 with having nuclear family (68.33 %) and with educational qualification up to high school (70 %). Majority (60 %) of the respondents having annual income up to 1 lakh and partially given irrigation facility to their crop field (46.67 %). Exposure to external agencies are confined to village level and contact with external agencies mostly depend on cooperative/SHGs (96.67 %) followed by local moneylenders (70 %). This study will find out the possibilities of privatizing agricultural service sector in the state of Odisha. This also helps to formulate the best alternative approach to public extension service.
Keywords: Privatisation Socio-economic profile Views of respondents on privatization
Edition: Volume 10 Issue 3, March 2021,
Pages: 782 - 784