The socioeconomic structure in tribal communities is markedly different from that of the non-tribal or advanced groups of people.Today, some individuals and families from tribal communities are found to be employed in good positions, but income of tribal population is very low and inadequate to meet their consumption needs. Paddy was the main Kharif crop in this district. Major quantities of food-items consumed were cereals.Consumption of cereals was higher than minimum requirement. While consumption of other food items like pulses, leafy vegetables, other vegetables, roots and tubers, fats and oils, milk and milk product, flesh foods and eggs, spices and sugar was lower than the recommended dietary allowances.The calorie was 84.19 per cent and protein was 98.55 per cent of the minimum allowance of calories and proteins recommended and fats were 0.13 per cent maximum allowance. Per day per adult average intake of calorie and protein was less than needed minimum. These mean that there was nutritional gap. This discrepancy in the daily diet of sample tribal households can be removed if they pay little more attention in consumption of food items such as pulses, vegetables, milk, fats and edible oil and fruits.

The present study is an attempt to analyze the impact of improved technologies on rice production in North Konkan regions of Maharashtra. The studies undertaken so far had mostly focused on the favorable effects of technological change. The study is based on primary data collected from 270 rice growers from North Konkan region. The data were collected through personal interview method. At the overall level, technology adoption index score in study area was 66.37 percent. The lower of technology adoption index were found in use of FYM/green manuring, Urea briquette, P and K. The per hectare total cost of cultivation (Cost-C2) of low adopters, medium adopters, high adopters and overall level was ` 96221.52, 93393.95, 82464.22 and ` 91591.80 respectively. per hectare yield was increased 29.98 q in low adopters to 35.98 q in high adopters with an overall average of 34.21 q. Per hectare gross returns, it was highest in high adopter (`65080.60) followed by medium adopter (61388.70) and low adopter (53958.10). The benefit cost ratio at cost C1 (0.76) and cost C2 (0.67) was negative at overall level, but it was increased from low to high adopters. Net incremental benefits was found for medium group (10258.17), high level of adoption group (24879.81) and (12395.32) at overall level of adoption.