437 www.extensionjournal.com P-ISSN: 2618-0723 NAAS Rating: 5.04 E-ISSN: 2618-0731 www.extensionjournal.com International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development Volume 7; Issue 3; March 2024; Page No. 437-441 Received: 11-12-2023 Indexed Journal Accepted: 20-02-2024 Peer Reviewed Journal Socio-economic status of agroforestry farmers in Rudauli block of Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh 1 Ritik Arya, 2 Dr. SK Verma, 3 Saurabh Kanauajia, 4 Vipin Kumar, 5 Tahera Arjumand and 6 Akash Singh 1, 2, 3, 6 Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agricultural and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India 4, 5 Chandra Shekar Azad University of Agricultural and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India DOI: https://doi.org/10.33545/26180723.2024.v7.i3e.449 Corresponding Author: Ritik Arya Abstract Rudauli, one of the blocks of Faizabad division in Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh. The block is located between 26.77°N latitude and 82.14°E of longitude in the central region of India. Being situated within the Ayodhya district puts Rudauli block in a region with significant historical and religious importance. Rudauli plays a key role in implementing rural development programs aimed at improving the lives of residents in the villages it encompasses. This involves initiatives in agriculture, education, healthcare, infrastructure, or social welfare. This study was conducted to understand the socioeconomic status agroforestry farmers of Rudauli block. Agroforestry integrate trees and shrubs into agricultural landscapes enhance the land management. A total of five villages of Rudauli viz., Dasrathmau, Dullapur, Amaraigaon, Jalalpur and Mawai were randomly selected for the study. And, 20 households were randomly selected from each sample village for detailed survey. A total of 100 farmers was interview during the survey. Out of 100 respondents 75 farmers were agroforestry adopters and 25 farmers were non-agroforestry adopters. Keywords: Ayodhya district, Villages viz; Dasrathmau, Dullapur, Amaraigaon, Jalalpur and Mawai, Number of livestock, Milk production, Fodder consumption, Dung percentage Introduction Socio-economic study of farmers and their relationship to the agroforestry is highly important. This would help to ascertain the opportunities for the development of agroforestry system in our country. Analyzing the household and farm characteristics can help the process of effective planning system for farm forestry. Sinclair and Walker (1999) [8] indicated the lack of quantitative and predictive understanding about traditional agroforestry practices and its importance in making them more adoptable. Developing new strategies for encouraging farmers to grow trees and improvements in existing systems can be designed if characteristics of the farms and farmers in relation to tree growing in existing agroforestry systems are studied. Nair and Dagar, (1991) [4] . Pagdee et al., (2006) [5] also reported various variables that influence community forestry, for instance tenure security, clear ownership, congruence between biophysical and socioeconomic boundaries of the resources, effective enforcement of rules and regulations, monitoring etc. Rudauli plays a key role in implementing rural development programs aimed at improving the lives of residents in the villages it encompasses. This involves initiatives in agriculture, education, healthcare, infrastructure, or social welfare. Being situated within the Ayodhya district puts Rudauli block in a region with significant historical and religious importance. While the block itself might not be the center of this activity, its contribution to the overall economy and development of the district could be noteworthy. Blocks in India function as administrative units. Rudauli block likely has a Block Development Officer (BDO) who oversees the implementation of various government schemes and programs at the village level. Study Area Rudauli, lies between 26.75°N latitude and 82.14°E of longitude. The block is located 50 km west of Ayodhya District Headquarters. Rudali has a total area of 505 square kilometers. This includes 496.54 square kilometers of rural area and 8 square kilometers of urban area. Rudauli has a forest area of 127.62 hectares. The population density of the Rudauli tehsil is 920 people per square kilometer. According to the 2011 census, the population of Rudauli Tehsil in Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh is 464,250. The Rudauli Nagar Palika Parishad has a population of 43,091, with 22,448 men and 20,643 women. As per Census, 2011 out of total population, 9.3% people live in Urban areas while 90.7% live in the Rural areas. Also the sex ratio of urban areas in Rudauli Tehsil is 920 while that of rural areas is 952. The population of children of age 0-6 years in Rudauli Tehsil is 77282 which is 17% of the total population. There are 39763 male children and 37519 female children between the ages 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the child sex ratio of Rudauli Tehsil is 944 which is less than average sex ratio (949) of Rudauli Tehsil.