Entrepreneurial behaviour of jaggery producers in Belagavi district of Karnataka

Abstract

The study was carried out in two blocks of Belagavi district of Karnataka state during the year 2020-2021. A total of 90 respondents were randomly selected for the present study. The data were collected by personal interview method and with the help of a structured interview schedule. The findings indicated that the majority of jaggery producers had medium level of innovativeness (68.88%), decision making ability (62.22%), risk orientation (67.77%), knowledge on farming experience (50.00%), and information seeking behaviour (60.00%), achievement motivation (68.88%), economic motivation (56.66%), leadership ability (65.55%), scientific orientation (58.88%) and management orientation (65.55%). It was also found that majority (71.11%) of jaggery producers had medium level of entrepreneurial behaviour. The findings also evident that out of all the entrepreneurial behaviour of the jaggery producers, economic motivation is rank first and leadership ability is rank last on the basis of the highest and lowest mean value.