An economic analysis of existing farming systems in Kurukshetra district of Haryana

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dc.contributor.advisorPannu, R. S.
dc.contributor.authorSaini, Sunil
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-09T11:14:17Z
dc.date.available2016-11-09T11:14:17Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe 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).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/84600
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCCSHAUen_US
dc.subAgricultural Economics
dc.subjectGenes, Livestock, Developmental stages, Organic compounds, Proteins, Biological Phenomena, Fertilizers, Enzymes, Imports, Biological developmenten_US
dc.these.typeM.Sc
dc.titleAn economic analysis of existing farming systems in Kurukshetra district of Haryanaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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