To Study the Profile Characteristics of National Horticulture Mission farmers in Krishnagiri District of Tamil Nadu

The study done on the profile characteristics of National Horticulture Mission farmers in Krishnagiri district revealed that the majority (53.33%) of the NHM beneficiaries belonged to the old and middle age (40.00%) category. They were educated from primary school (20.00%), functional literate (18.33%), High School (16.67%), Intermediate (11.67%) and Illiterate level (8.33%). Majority do farming (66.67%) and farming with animal husbandry (23.333%) according to this study. Regarding land holding, the majority (55%) are small and marginal farmers (21.67%). They possess medium (51.67%) annual income and 40% belong to low medium income category. With regard to farmers experience, they had high (43.33%) and low level (38.34%) of farming experience. They possess medium (60.00%) and low (28.34%) less of extension agency contact. Majority (60.00%) had a medium level of risk orientation, followed by 33.67% with a high level of risk orientation in Krishnagiri district. The majority had (45.00%) medium level of scientific orientation followed by a medium to high level of mass media exposure (26.67%) in this study.