“Socio-economic appraisal of different existing agroforestry systems in Banda district of Bundelkhand region”
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2023-08-08
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Silviculture and Agroforestry Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda (U.P)
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An investigation was carried out in six villages of Naraini Block of Banda District of
Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh to assess the socio-economic status of farmers of
selected villages of Naraini Block. Data were recorded for various socio-economic
parameters like age profile, social category, family structure, literacy status, livestock,
land holding, farm size, land use practices, income from agricultural crops, income from
timber tree species and horticultural trees and total annual income. Growth parameters
like height, diameter and volume increment of tree species in a year that were present in
farms of respondents of study area were also recorded. Agri-horti-silviculture was the
most prominent system in the study area which was practiced by maximum farmers
(74.17%). Acacia nilotica, Prosopis juliflora, Azadirachta indica, Syzygium cumini, etc.
were major timber trees whereas Mangifera indica, Psidium guajava, Emblica
officinalis and Ziziphus mauritiana were major fruit trees found in study area. Most of
the farmers of the study area were illiterate (71.7%). Farmers were categorised on the
basis of their land holding as small (0-2 ha), medium (2-4 ha) and large farmers (>4 ha).
Animal husbandry was also adopted by majority of the population in Naraini Block with
maximum percentage of buffalo (92.5%) as livestock. Yield of main product (40.05
q/ha), agricultural income (Rs 120141.7/ha) and agri-allied income (Rs 23594.26/ha)
was found highest for small farmers whereas net income was found highest for large
farmers (Rs 54231.67/ha). B:C ratio was found highest for large farmers (1.72) and
farmers practicing agri-horti-silviculture system (1.61) among all the other agroforestry
systems practiced in study area. The findings of the study provided insight into the
socio-economic status of the farmers along with the output they get from various
components of agroforestry.
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Sheetanshu Gupta {2023} “Socio-economic appraisal of different existing agroforestry systems in Banda district of Bundelkhand region” M.Sc. (Forestry), Silviculture and Agroforestry Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda (U.P)