The study was conducted in Pulwama district of Kashmir to know the socio-economic status of farmers. The farmers of two categories i.e., small and medium farmers differ from each other with regard to socio-personal attributes. Majority of the respondents in small category were from old age while in medium category were from middle age. Medium land holding farmers were more educated as compared to small holding farmers. Regarding size of land holding, medium respondents possessed large size of land as compared to small farmer respondents who possessed small size of land. Regarding type of house, most of the respondents in both the categories live in pucca house. Majority of small farmers were depending on agriculture, labour and caste occupation, whereas 81.25 per cent medium farmers were engaged in agriculture, service and business for earning the wages. Annual income of small and medium respondents indicate that 53.33 per cent of small respondents had annual income of Rs. 70, 000-1,40,000, whereas, a majority of medium respondents had annual income above Rs 1,40,00, regarding size of family, majority of respondents in both categories had medium sized family. Medium holding saffron growers had higher material possession than small farmers. The study revealed that the respondents of both the categories differed significantly with respect to the social participation. The medium farmers had better socio-economic status than the small farmers. The medium farmers differ from the small farmers in respect of psychological attributes. The medium farmers differ from the small farmers in the ability to receive messages related to agriculture through mass media. While the small farmers have less exposure to mass media, low or no contact with development agencies and have low or no participation in saffron training programme

Keyword: Saffron; Socio -economic status