Productivity and Carbon Storage in Prevailing Agroforestry Systems in Jogindernagar Tehsil of Mandi District (HP)

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dc.contributor.advisorSharma, Som Dev
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Ananya
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-09T09:11:10Z
dc.date.available2023-06-09T09:11:10Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-05
dc.description.abstractThe study entitled “Productivity and Carbon Storage in Prevailing Agroforestry Systems in Jogindernagar Tehsil of Mandi District (HP)” was conducted during the year 2021-2022 with the aim to identify existing agroforestry systems, estimation of their biological yield and carbon storage potential and bio-economic returns. The study site was selected by multistage random sampling technique in which ten- gram panchayats were chosen for survey (viz., Chauntra, Sainthal, Pipli, Passal, Sagnehr, JimJima, Bihun, Balh, Harabagh, Galu). From each selected panchayat as per classification of Government of Himachal Pradesh, farmers were divided into three different categories on the basis of their land holdings i.e. marginal (<1 ha), small (1-2 ha) and medium (2-5ha) and a random sample of four farmers from each category was taken as ultimate unit of study. Forty farmers were falling in each category of farmers. The data was collected through pre-tested schedule for the purpose of personal interviews with the head of each household in the study area. Socio- economic status of farmers has been evaluated taking into account their family structure, educational status, status of off-farm employment, livestock status and land holding size. The average family size of sampled households was 5.59 individuals per family and literacy rate was recorded as 91.07 per cent which was higher than the overall literacy rate (82.80%) of Himachal Pradesh. The study revealed that six agroforestry systems were identified among different categories of farmers namely: Agrisilviculture (AS), Agrisilvihorticulture (ASH), Agrihorticulture (AH), Agrisilvipastoral (ASP), Pastoralsilviculture (PS) and Pastoralhorticulture (PH). Rice, maize, soyabean, tomato, brinjal, etc. were crops grown during kharif season and wheat, cauliflower, peas, mustard, onion, potato, etc. were grown during rabi season in the Jogindernagar Tehsil. From the above study it was concluded that among identified agroforestry systems, most predominant were agrisilviculture (AS) and agrisilvihorticulture (ASH) systems in the study area. The maximum total biomass production and total carbon storage potential among interaction between farmers category and agroforestry systems were recorded in ASH system as (23.42 t/ha) and (10.54 t/ha), respectively. The higher net returns (Rs 99,405/ha/yr) were observed in ASH system. Maximum benefit : cost ratio as 2.83 was recorded under AH system. Hence the study represents the clear picture of biomass, carbon and economic analysis of existing agroforestry system which will help the local peoples to fulfil their basic needs and the researchers to gain the benefit from the agroforestry.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810197556
dc.keywordsProductivity and Carbon Storage, biomass production, Agrisilvihorticulture, Agroforestry, Himachal Pradeshen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages72 + xviien_US
dc.publisherCollege of Horticulture and Forestry Neri, Hamirpur (H.P.)en_US
dc.subAgroforestryen_US
dc.themeProductivity and Carbon Storage in Prevailing Agroforestry Systemsen_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleProductivity and Carbon Storage in Prevailing Agroforestry Systems in Jogindernagar Tehsil of Mandi District (HP)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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