A study on profile of maize grower in Karnataka

Indian agriculture is pre-dominant with small holders. The maize cultivation is also not an exception. Traditionally, maize has been a poor man's crop in India and therefore, only small and marginal farmers used to cultivate it, mainly for household food/feed consumption. Though, the trend has changed in recent years, even then, the percentage of maize area cultivated by small and marginal farmers have been increasing in many states. India has a big potential for export of maize as grain, feed, seed and specialty corn due to its lower price and less freight costs to the major maize (Asian) importers on account of geo Graphical vicinity. Generally, in India and Karnataka the area of Maize cultivation and maize grower has been increased from the last decade. The present study “A Study on Profile of Maize Grower in Karnataka” aimed to know the socio-economic condition of the maize farmers in Karnataka.