A study was carried out to know the socio-economic profile of perennial fodder growers and constraints faced by them in cultivation of these crops. Ninety five perennial fodder growing farmers of Belagavi and Dharwad districts of Karnataka identified through snowball technique were interviewed using standardized interview schedule. The study revealed that more than half of the fodder growers belonged to middle age group were educated upto pre-university level, belonged to category of small family size and high income group. Majority of the fodder growers belonged to nuclear type of family. Less than half of them possessed medium herd size and more than half were contacted Agricultural Assistant and Assistant Agricultural Officer in 15 days. Majority of the fodder growers participated in krishi mela. Difficulty to get seeds/planting materials was perceived as the major constraint as it ranked first for continuance of perennial fodder crops.