Role and contribution of a social service agency in spice farming

Agriculture is considered as the mainstay of the economy and entrepreneurship is considered as vehicle for economic growth and sustainable and regional development. Therefore agripreneurship and agribusiness have more importance in this scenario. Spice farming is an important area of agriculture sector. The present study is intended to understand the role of a social service agency in the promotion of spice farming, to identify the level of satisfaction of members of that agency towards its activities, to deduce the usefulness of interference of that agency in spice related cultivation. The sample size used for the study was Eighty and the techniques used in the study were mean analysis, ranking, t-test, ANOVA test etc. The hypotheses testing show that Social Service Agency help the farming community adapt to sustainable agriculture practices and thereby create a better livelihood and better environment. This clearly shows that social service societies can play a key role in promoting and nurturing farmers.