Abstract

                                The study was taken up with sample size of 90 farmers consisting 45 Maize growers and 45 Sorghum growers in the Reddiarchathiram block of Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu with an objective to analyse the socio-economic characteristics of the dryland farmers The profile characteristics that were studied revealed that most of the maize and sorghum growers were old aged, possessed high educational status, did agriculture as main occupation, majority of them belonged to nuclear family, possessed large farm size and medium level of farming experience, annual income, possession of livestock, mass media exposure, economic motivation, high level of contact with extension agency, risk orientation and credit orientation.

Key words : Dry land, Socio-economic characteristics, Maize and Sorghum