Astudy on impact of income generating activities on sustainable rural livelihoods of Kawad project beneficiaries

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2008
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UAS, Dharwad
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The present study was conducted during 2007-08 in Bijapur and Bellary districts of Karnataka State to analyze the impact of income generating activities on rural livelihoods of Karnataka Watershed Development (KAWAD) project beneficiaries. The data was collected from randomly selected 120 beneficiaries. The percentage of respondents belonging to high overall livelihood status category (includes, human capital, physical capital, social capital, financial capital and food security) were increased from 22.67 to 60.50 per cent after undertaking income generating activities. Subsequently, there was a substantial decrease in the percentage of respondents in both medium and low overall livelihood status index category (83.33 to 31.50 per cent and 44.00 to 8.00 per cent, respectively). The calculated t-value was (6.13) significant at 1 per cent level. In general, annual income of beneficiaries was increased from Rs.13590 to Rs.25697 after undertaking income generating activities. The average incremental income and employment generated was Rs.12107 and 119 man days per annum, respectively. Among various income generating activities, highest average differential annual income was generated from cow rearing (Rs.14686) with additional 136 man days of employment. Very high percentage of the respondents (84.17%) expressed the problems of lack of veterinary hospital facilities in the villages, followed by lengthy bank loan procedure (81.67%), lack of transportation facilities (80.00%), lack of remunerative prices for farm produce and high price fluctuation (69.17%), respectively. Majority of the beneficiaries (82.50%) suggested for providing veterinary hospital facilities in the villages, followed by simplification of procedures to get loans from the bank (77.50%) and supply of adequate electricity to villages (71.67%).
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Agricultural Extension Education
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