Perception of the Respondents towards Activities of Farmer Producer Organization in Jalore District of Rajasthan, India

Abstract

The study was conducted in the Jalore district of Rajasthan to determine the perception of respondents towards activities of farmer producer organizations on both its beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries. Six villages under the Ahore block were chosen randomly, and a total of 120 respondents (60 beneficiaries and 60 non-beneficiaries) were selected randomly for the study. Data was collected using a pre-structured interview schedule through personnel interviews, and the results were analysed using appropriate statistical methods. The study found that middle-aged individuals were the largest group among both beneficiaries (53.33%) and non-beneficiaries (65.00%). The majority of respondents had medium landholdings, with (53.33%) being beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries (46.67%) having small landholdings. High-income individuals were the largest group among beneficiaries (63.34%), while low-income individuals were the largest group among non-beneficiaries (45.00%). The perception of farmers towards activities of FPO on its beneficiaries was found to be at a medium level (48.34%), while in the case of non-beneficiaries, it was low i.e. (46.66%). The study also found that age, education, land holding, annual income, extension contact, social participation, Mass media exposure, risk preference, and economic motivation were positively and significantly correlated with the perception of farmers towards activities of FPO on both its beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries.