The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)
Table 10 Psychological factors for avoiding farming as a profession (n = 100)
Sr. no. | Statements | Mean | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Poor risk-bearing capacity in farming | 3.15 | IX |
2. | Poor knowledge of farming | 3.09 | X |
3. | Lost interest in farming | 3.54 | II |
4. | Negative attitude toward the agriculture as a profession | 3.56 | I |
5. | Poor marketing intelligence to sell farm products | 3.45 | IV |
6. | Poor confidence in adoption of scientific farm technologies | 3.38 | VI |
7. | Not-confident to do farming | 3.32 | VIII |
8. | Poor innovativeness in farming | 3.35 | VII |
9. | Lack of agricultural wisdom | 3.39 | V |
10. | Insecure toward farming | 3.50 | III |