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Subject: Agricultural Economics × Author: Baruah, Gargee × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2017 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    STUDY ON FARM SIZE AND TENURIAL STATUS OF PADDY CULTIVATION IN JORHAT DISTRICT OF ASSAM
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2018-07) Baruah, Gargee; Saikia, Rabi Sankar
    The present study on farm size and tenurial status in paddy cultivation was carried out in the Titabar Development Block of Titabar Subdivision of Jorhat District of Assam with the objectives to study the nature and extent of resource use with respect to farm size and tenancy, to examine the productivity and income according to farm size and tenancy and to examine the problems faced by the farmers on resource use by the different farm size groups of tenant farmers. Two categories of the sample, 75 pure owner operator from 3 different size groups and 75 tenant farmers from 3 tenancy groups based on the degree of tenancy were selected using multistage purposive random sampling. Further, the sample tenants were classified into 4 different rental systems to fulfill the objectives of the study. Mostly tabular analysis was done to assess the size tenancy relationship with the resource use while productivity measures were used to examine the size tenancy productivity relationship. The significance of the differences was tested using ‘t’ statistic. The results of the study revealed that there is no significant difference in resource use in size tenancy relationship except for labour use. It was observed that there exist a significant difference in labour use (both family and hired) in between pure owner operators and tenant farmers. No significant difference was seen in resource use in owned as well as leased in land among the rental systems of tenant farmers. Productivity was not found adversely affected by tenancy when comparison was made between the farm size and degree of tenancy. However, the benefit cost ratio (based on cash cost) for pure owner operator was found to be 2.19, which was significantly lower than the benefit cost ratio (based on cash cost), which was found to be 2.67 for tenant farmers. This may be due to the difference of cash cost between the two primary sample groups. Unavailability of labour was the main constraint prevailed in the study area followed by high cost of labour and machinery. Credit facilities with minimum collateral security as well as improving socio-economic facilities would encourage the farmers to continue their farming operation. As for owner-tenant relationship, there should be a coordinated atmosphere between the landowners and the tenant farmers.