An Analysis of Socio-Personalcharacteristics and Knowledge of Ajwain Growers

Socio-personal characteristics of the respondents viz- age, education, farm experience, social participation, landholding, annual income, yield index, extension contact, mass media exposure, innovativeness, scientific orientation, risk orientation, achievement motivation, economic motivation were studied. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were selected for the study. To study the profile of Ajwain growers about improved production technology of Ajwain in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, a study with ex post facto research design was conducted in Rashmi tehsil of Chittorgarh district. The interview schedule was prepared and pre-tested to collect the data. Total 60 respondents were surveyed through personal interview technique. It was revealed that73.85 cent of respondents belonged to middle age group, about15.39 percent of respondents belonged to middle or secondary school level of education. Majority (81.54 percent) of the respondents were under the category of medium social participation, 36.92 per cent had found with medium land holding and about 66.15 per cent had medium level of annual income. 63.08 percent belonged to medium extension contact, 60.83 percent had medium mass media exposure, 51.67 percent had medium level of innovativeness, majority (43.33 per cent) of the respondents had medium level of scientific orientation, further 50.00 per cent had medium level of risk orientation.