Socio-economic profile associated with knowledge level regarding medicinal and aromatic plants farmers

The MAPs provide opportunities for developing a variety of safe and cost effective, prophylactic, and curative medicines for a number of maladies. It is estimated that the primary health care of over 80 per cent of the world's population still depends on plant based traditional medicines (WHO, 2002). Lucknow district was purposively selected. This district comprises of 8 blocks. Out of which Sarojani Nagar & Mohan Lal Ganj blocks were purposively selected for the study because medicinal cropping being new era venture of people. So, people living in urban area may get information early. Sarojani Nagar and Mohan Lal Ganj block (both) comprising 13 Nyay Panchayat each. All Nyay Panchayat were selected for study. Respondents were selected for the study purpose randomly on personnel contact basic. Thus total 80 respondents were selected. Farmers from middle and young age groups were mostly engaged in MAP. Maximum 43 (53.75 per cent) respondents belonged to backward class category. Most of the respondents 45 (56.25 per cent) were found in the medium holding category followed by 25 (31.25 per cent) found under large. Majority 79 (98.75 per cent) traditional agriculture was the main source of income. Maximum 65 (81.25 per cent) of the respondents had a source of irrigation of medicinal and aromatic plants. It has been found that middle age group of farmers were mainly for growing medicinal and aromatic plants. Chi-square calculated value had been found 4.216 significant at 6% level of significant. The probability of association was found 0.6475 which indicates better association between age and knowledge level. Chi-square calculated value had been found 12.55 significant at 6% level of significant. The probability of association was found 0.0508 which indicated fair association between the land holding and level of farmers’ knowledge about MAPs. The value of chi-square had been found 13.608 significant at 9% level of significant. The probability of association was found 0.1370 which indicated fair association between source of income and level of knowledge. The value of chi-square had been found 3.33, significant at 9% level of significant. The probability of association was found 0.9495 which indicated excellent association between source of irrigation and level of farmers’ knowledge about MAPs.