Effect of Socio-economic Characteristics on Pomegranate Productivity of Farmer Producer Organizations Member Farmers

Abstract

The Investigation was carried out during 2022 to study the socio-economic status of Farmer producer organizations member farmers. The multistage sampling method was used for selection 26 samples from the Western Region of Maharashtra. The results revealed that, Overall Average age of the farmers was 39.98 years with 8.76 years of experience. The education level of farmer was up to higher secondary i.e.,10.53 years. The average family size was 6.94 number of person with land holding of 3.56 years. Study showed that, the explanatory parameters successfully explained 99.8% of the overall variance in the pomegranate yield, with random errors accounting for the remaining 1%. The findings indicated that age, education, income, and investment all played crucial roles in increasing productivity, while other socio-economic factors including land ownership, experience, and family size did not show significant affect on yield.