An economic analysis of existing farming systems in Kurukshetra district of Haryana
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2011
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The present study was carried out in Thanesar and Pehowa blocks of Kurukshetra district of
Haryana with the objectives to study the existing farming system, to examine the comparative economics of
different farming systems and to identify the constraints in adoption of different farming systems. From
each selected block three villages (Jyotisar, Sunder pur and Umri from Thanesar and Alwa, Malik pur and
Bohr-seda from Pehowa block) were selected and further 15 farmers from each village were selected to
comprise a sample size of 90 farmers. The major farming systems adopted by the farmers were Rice +
wheat, livestock, mushroom and bee-keeping based farming systems. In rice cultivation, the maximum
benefit cost ratio (1.12) was observed for large farmers followed by medium (1.03) and small farmers
(1.02). Benefit cost ratio for wheat crop was found minimum for small (1.01) followed by medium (1. 03)
and large farmers (1.07). Potato crop was cultivated by small and medium farmers. The benefit cost ratio
was 1.13 for small and 1.15 for medium farmer. Sugarcane crop was cultivated by medium and large
farmers. The benefit cost ratio was 1.15 for medium and 1.21 for large farmers. The benefit cost ratio for
maize cultivation was 1.82 for small and 1.85 for medium farmers. Sunflower crop was cultivated by small
farmers having benefit cost ratio of 1.25. The number of total milch animals was highest for large followed
by medium and small farmers. The benefit cost ratio of dairy farming was highest (1.47) for large less for
medium (1.42) and lowest for small farmers (1.34). Mushroom cultivation was also to be a profitable
enterprise for all the categories of the farmers. The large farmers got highest benefit with benefit cost ratio
(1.60) followed by medium (1.27) and least for small farmers (1.14). In bee keeping, the maximum benefit
cost ratio was obtained by large (1.83) followed by medium (1.54) and minimum for small farmers (1.27).
Scarcity of labour (82.44 percent farmers} and non availability of fertilizers and pesticide (56.66 percent)
were the major technical problems faced by the farmers in adoption of different enterprises. Lack of
continuity in electricity was found to be major infrastructural problem as reported by 74.44 percent farmers.
Economical and financial problems were the main problems faced by the farmers, these includes low
income from farming (91.11per cent) followed by lack of credit availability (74.44 per cent) and not
receiving remunerative price of their produce (71.14 per cent).
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Genes, Livestock, Developmental stages, Organic compounds, Proteins, Biological Phenomena, Fertilizers, Enzymes, Imports, Biological development