IMPACT OF LIVESTOCK ENTERPRISES ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME ACROSS RURAL-URBAN INTERFACE OF BENGALURU NORTH: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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2018-08-01
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Abstract
The study aimed at analysing the impact of livestock enterprises on household income. Urbanization around Bengaluru city has influenced on the size of holding of different livestock species and its production. Using purposive random sampling method 50 sample farm households each from rural, transition and urban areas of Bengaluru
north were selected for the study. Correspondence analysis revealed that the net income
of livestock farmers was highest in the combination of dairy, goat and poultry compared
to that of other livestock combinations and it was higher in the rural (` 97,995) followed
by transition area (` 95,625). The net revenue realized by small, medium and large sized
dairy units varied positively with a herd size of the dairy farm. Thus, large sized dairy
units availed the benefit of scale economies as income per cow was highest at ` 22,267,
` 23,837 and ` 24,870 in rural, transition and urban areas respectively. Net returns from
small sized sheep flock was higher in the rural as compared to transition area, where as
net returns from large sized sheep flock was higher in the transition than the rural area.
Net returns from small and large sized goat flock was higher in the rural compared to
transition area. In the rural and transition areas, the highest share in the total income
contributed by agriculture, followed by livestock, non-farm activities and off-farm
activities, whereas in the urban area, the total income was comprised of income from
livestock and income from non-farm activities.