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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 7, Issue:7, July, 2018

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2018.7(7): 143-149
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.707.018


Socio Economic Status of the People Adopting Bee Keeping as an Entrepreneurship
Bhupender Singh1*, Surender Singh2 and Asha Batra3
1(Ento)
2(Hort),
3(EECM) Saina Nehwal Institute of Agricultural Technology Training and Education, Directorate of Extension Education, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

The present study was carried out at SainaNehwal Institute of Agricultural Technology, Training and Education, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana) during 2016-17. Response of the trainees was evaluated on the basis of gender, age, educational status, occupation and adoption of bee keeping as an entrepreneurship. Majority of respondents (96%) were male; belonged to young age group (72%), having education level up to matriculation (47%) and farming as an occupation (51%). Majority of respondents (67%) were either landless/tenant or marginal farmers and about 73 per cent were having low level of annual income. More than 3/4th of the respondents (82%) showed the interest in adopting bee keeping as an entrepreneurship. It was concluded that the unemployed youth, landless labors/farmers and marginal farmers belonging to young age group having low level of annual income are more interested in adopting bee keeping as an entrepreneurship.


Keywords: Adoption, Bee keeping, Entrepreneurship, Perception, Socio-economic status

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Bhupender Singh, Surender Singh and Asha Batra. 2018. Socio Economic Status of the People Adopting Bee Keeping as an Entrepreneurship.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 7(7): 143-149. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.707.018
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