Entrepreneurial Behaviour of Vegetable Farmers at Barwani District of Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

Entrepreneurs' crucial role in a society is a significant contributor to the economic development of any country. Rural development and entrepreneurship are now more intertwined than ever. In developing nations like India, where there are many opportunities to utilise technologies to harness enormous resources, especially in the agriculture sector, these entrepreneurs are essential. The study aims to examine the entrepreneurial behaviour of vegetable farmers in the Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The study was carried out in the Barwani District of M.P. 200 vegetable farmers were selected for the study as a sample. The Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh comprises seven blocks. Among the seven blocks, 5 villages were selected. Out of those seven blocks, Pati, Rajpur, Sendhwa and Barwani blocks had the maximum number of vegetable growers, followed by the other blocks were selected purposively for the study. The vegetable farmers belonged to the middle-aged group (49.50%). They had primary education (36.50%) and belong to the SC/ST category (49.00%). Most vegetable growers were male (66.00%), small family size (40.00%), had medium experience (48.00%), small size of land holding (40.00%), and their main occupation was agriculture (63.00%). The majority of vegetable farmers had a medium annual income, medium material possessions, had medium information seeking behaviour and had medium extension contact. The majority of vegetable growers had medium levels of entrepreneurial behaviour. Education, family annual income, material possession, information seeking behavior, extension contact, experience in vegetable production, size of land holding, occupation, scientific orientation, economic motivation and marketing orientation and knowledge of vegetable growers, showed a positive and significant relationship with entrepreneurial behaviour whereas the variables, age, caste, family size, and gender, did not.