This study investigated the socioeconomic characteristics and status of cereal crop producer in two VDCs (Khanchikot and Thada) of Arghakhachi district in Nepal. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect the information from the 60 randomly selected respondent (30 from each VDC). Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel were used for data processing. The study area was male dominated and agriculture was the major occupation. The ratio of dependent

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... population was higher in Thada VDC, which was 0.51 in Khanchikot and 1.02 in Thada. The average area under rice (7.46 ropani) was more followed by wheat (4.58 ropani) and maize (4.35 ropani) in the study area. Amount of seed used was higher for wheat (10.73 kg) followed by rice (8.75 kg) and maize (6.5 kg). The productivity of major cereal crops per ropani was found to be 123.89 kg for rice, 90.58 kg for maize and 36.28 kg for wheat. The major problems in the study area were lack of technical assistance, lack of irrigation facilities and low quality seed. Provision of technical assistance, better irrigation facility, availability of quality seed, better plan and policies from government will lead towards increasing the yield and productivity of cereal crops.