Trends in Biosciences

The present study was conducted in the year 2013–14 in Belgaum district of Karnataka state with a sample size of 135 farmers. Random sampling procedure was used to select the sample. The data was collected through structured interview schedule. The socio- economic charecterstic of the respondents revealed that, majority (61.48%) of the vegetable growers belonged to middle age group, 30.37% per cent educated up to high school, 49.62 per cent belonged to medium farming experience category, 42.96 per cent belonged to small land holding, 54.81 per cent had high income category, 45.19 per cent belonged to ‘low extension contact. Majority of the respondents 98.51 per cent possess TV sets, 45.19 per cent of the growers’ belonged to high innovativeness category.