FARMING SYSTEMS IN UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT - AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
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1999-08-30
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE
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This study was conducted in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka with
an overall objective of identifying and analysing for optimality under different
situations for different farming systems. The relevant data collected from both
primary and secondary sources for the year 1995-96 were analysed through
tabular, cluster and linear programming techniques. The aneilyses delineated
the entire district into three agro climatic regions viz,, Coastal, Malnad and
Plains based on 30 different parameters. Research in agriculture could be more
appropriate and extension recommendations would be much successful if one
considers smaller administrative areas for delineating agro climatic regions.
Three different linear programming models for optimization, viz., under
existing resource base and technology, under recommended technology but
existing resource level and under recommended technology employing
enhanced resources were developed. The analysis revealed that present net
farm returns would range depending on size of farm, from Rs. 17,000 to
Rs.65,000, Rs.51,000 to Rs.75,000 and R8.18,000 to Rs.58,000 on rainfed farms in
Coastal, Malnad and Plains regions respectively, from Rs.56,000 to Rs.l,45,000,
Rs.1,60,000 to Rs.2,03,000 and Rs.24,000 to Rs.76,000 on irrigated farms in the
same situations. The farmers were operating closer to optimality under existing
resource levels as increases in net farm returns were marginal. However, with
introduction of new technology, the net farm returns would increase in the
range of 25 to 150 per cent over existing plan across the situations. With
availability of additional resources for inclusion of new technologies, the net
farm returns were further enhanced (40 to 170 per cent). The problems for
operationalization of recommended technologies are identified and suitable
suggestions have been made.
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