IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACT FARMING OF BASMATI RICE IN JAMMU DIVISION
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Date
2016
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Division of Agricultural Extension Education, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu
Abstract
Contract farming is one among several possible interfaces between crop cultivation and its processing and consumption. It is a powerful means of introduction of new crops or farm technologies, especially when both marketing and production uncertainties predominate. To find out the impact on farmers there is a need to assess the factors which influence contract farmers to join contract farming. As this may help other farmers and company to enter into a new venture. Therefore, the present study entitled "Impact assessment of contract farming of basmati rice in Jammu division" was undertaken to assess to study the impact of contract farming on basmati growers. Quasi experimental equivalent control group research design was employed for the study. Random sampling technique was used for selecting the sample of contract and non-contract farmers. The total sample size was 100 contract farmers and 100 non-contract farmers. Thus, making a total sample of 200. Interview schedule was used for the collection of data. Summated Rating Scale was employed to measure the attitude of the contract farmers towards contract farming. The significance difference was observed between the contract and non-contract farmers in case of unirrigated land (t= 4.254, p=0.05), family size (t=2.830, p=0.05), average number of children (t=6.08, p=0.05), occupation (t=2.388, p=0.016). However, insignificant in terms of age, education, caste, irrigated land and farming experience. The contract farmers were creativity well off as compare to non-contract farmers, because of more number of farm inventories possessed by contract farmers. Education, irrigated land and agriculture + sources were important factors which affected their decision to adopt contract farming. More benefits were availed by the contract farmers as compare to non-contract farmers. The income pattern of the contract farmers was more than that of non-contract farmers. Improved living standard was important benefit as 90% of contract farmers placed it rank first but non-contract farmers perceived it on rank second (74%). The major constraints which were faced by the contract farmers were non-adoption of the contract farming by the government agency, irregular payment, no increment in price. But non-contract farmers perceived the constraints of irregular payment, non-adoption of contract farming by government extension agency and poor technical assistance by contract firm. This study provides an empirical feedback to research and extension endeavors to promote contract farming on large scale.
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Ph.D Thesis
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CONTRACT FARMING, ADOPTION, ATTITUDE, SUMMATED RATING SCALE.