IMPACT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION ON SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS OF FARMERS OF SELECTED DISTRICTS OF KARNATAKA
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2020-12-23
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
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The present study was undertaken to assess the impact of National Food Security Mission on socio economic status of beneficiary farmers and their extent of adoption of NFSM interventions. Data was collected from 180 beneficiaries of NFSM from two selected districts viz., Belagavi and Haveri in Karnataka State. Dataset retained an equal representation of beneficiaries in the selected NFSM components viz., NFSM – Rice, NFSM – Pulse and NFSM – Coarse Cereal. Standardised index for socio economic status was developed and used in the study separately for each NFSM component. The data was collected using structured pre-tested interview schedule. The overall mean index score of socio economic status for NFSM –Rice beneficiaries was found to be 2.008 before NFSM and 3.117 after NFSM. With regard to NFSM-Pulse beneficiaries the mean index score of socio economic status was 1.951 and 3.379 before NFSM and after NFSM respectively. In case of NFSM-Coarse Cereal beneficiaries 2.069 and 3.570 was the mean score of composite index before NFSM and after NFSM. Assessment on impact of NFSM on socio economic status revealed a significant difference at one per cent level in the socio economic status of the beneficiaries before and after NFSM with respect to all the studied components of NFSM. The results of adoption quotient index revealed that, before NFSM considerable number of beneficiaries belonged to medium adoption level whereas; in case of after NFSM the beneficiaries belonged to high adoption level category. The result concludes that the programme has made a significant impact on beneficiary farmers.