Factors encouraging vegetable cultivators to grow vegetable according to the tradition of vegetable cultivation in Haryana

Pages: 10-11
Jyoti Rani and P. S. Malik (Department of Sociology, College of Basic science & Humanities, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana)

The present study was conducted in rural agricultural Haryana. For the purpose, four districts namely Sonipat, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra and Hisar were selected on the basis of highest area under vegetable cultivation. From each selected district, one tehsil was selected. Seventy five respondents from each tehsil were randomly selected for the purpose of data collection. Respondents were personally interviewed using well structured schedule. The data revealed that there were two types of vegetable cultivators, traditional (83%) and innovative (17%). Both gave their on reasons being engaged in vegetable cultivation. Traditional vegetable cultivators follow the trends due to higher income (99.59%) and full utilization of family labour (98.79%) and hundred per cent Innovative vegetable cultivators adopted vegetable cultivation because of higher income, regular market demand, more crop in a year from the same piece of land and getting money throughout the year. Overall vegetable cultivation is a profitable deal that’s why they are following their tradition of vegetable cultivation.