2023, Vol. 8, Special Issue 6

The present study entitled Socio-economic Impact of Shade net House on Its Owners was conducted in Deulgaon Raja and Sindhakhed Raja of Buldana district of Vidarbha region to ascertain the socio-economic impact of shadenet on its owners after cultivation of vegetable crops in shade net house. Exploratory research design of social research was used for the present investigation. Five villages from each selected tahsil were selected purposively based on more number of shade net and from each selected village 12 respondents were selected purposively in which four (4) respondents who were growing capsicum, tomato and cucumber each, having experience of more than 3 years were selected.

Findings of the relational analysis revealed that, out of fourteen characteristics, Ten characteristics namely family size, experience in shade net house, area under shade net house, occupation, source of irrigation, annual income, economic motivation, scientific orientation, knowledge and adoption found to have positive and highly significant correlation with the socio-economic impact of shade net house owners at 0.01 level of significant at probability. Whereas, education and land holding found to have positive and significant correlation with the socio economic impact of shade net house owners at 0.05 level of significant at probability.

Age and source of information found to have no significant correlation with the socio-economic Impact of shade net house owners.