ASSESSMENT OF FARMING SYSTEMS EFFICIENCY IN THENI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU
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40875
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University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
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Farming system refers to a crop combination or enterprise mix in which the product of one enterprise serves as the input for the production of other enterprises. Farming system efficiency refers to the ability of the farming system which will give the maximum productivity, profitability and employment generation. A secured livelihood consists of assets, activities, entitlements and how people cope up with stress. With this background the study was conceptualized with the objectives to know the socio economic profile of farmers, analyze the farming system efficiency, pattern of livelihood security, relationship between dependent variables and independent variables and to know the constraints faced by the farmers in different farming system. The study was conducted in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. The findings of the study revealed that 38.33 per cent of farmers had medium farming system efficiency whereas 31.67 and 30 per cent of farmers had high and low farming system efficiency, respectively. Further, overall, 38.33 per cent of the farmers were satisfied with their livelihood security they possessed followed by less satisfied and highly satisfied with 32.50 and 29.17 per cent. Among the independent variables, age, family size, social participation, livestock possession, management orientation, cropping pattern and risk willingness of paddy farmers and family size, land holding, livestock possession, cosmopoliteness, management orientation, cropping pattern and innovativeness of coffee growers were having significant relationship with farming system efficiency. However, land holding, social participation, cosmopoliteness and cropping intensity were significant with livelihood security of paddy farmers and age, education, cropping pattern, social participation, scientific orientation, risk willingness and extension participation in case of coffee growers. High cost of inputs, lack of own resources and lack of tools and implements were the major constraints faced by paddy farmers. Whereas coffee growers expressed that labour shortage, lack of knowledge about sustainable farming practices and lack of proper layout of land were the major constraints faced by them.