AN ANALYSIS OF FARMERS’ WELL-BEING UNDER IRRIGATED AND RAINFED FARMING CONDITIONS IN CENTRAL DRY ZONE OF KARNATAKA
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2018-08-01
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Abstract
The present study was carried out in Davangere and Chitradurga districts in Central Dry-Zone of Karnataka State during 2017-2018 to analyse the farmer’s wellbeing under irrigated and rainfed farming conditions. Data was collected from a sample of 90 farmers from irrigated condition (Davanagere, Harihara and Channagiri taluks of Davanagere district) and 90 farmers from rainfed condition (Challakere, Molakalmuru and Hiryur taluks of Chitradurga district) using a pre-tested interview schedule. A standardised scale to measure the farmer’s well-being was specifically developed for the
study and the same was used to analyse the well-being of the farmers. The results indicated that a larger proportion of farmers of irrigated condition (42.22%) were belonging to high category of well-being, whereas over one-third i.e. 35.56 % and 22.22 per cent of them were belonging to medium and low category of well-being, respectively. With respect to rainfed condition, a greater number of farmers i.e. 44.44% were belonging to low level of well-being, while 34.44 and 21.12 per cent of them were
belonging to medium and high level of well-being, respectively. There existed a significant difference in well-being of farmers between irrigated and rainfed conditions. In irrigated condition, ‘high cost of inputs’ was the major constraint in acquiring higher level of well-being by the farmers, while ‘uncertainty of rainfall’ was the major constraint in acquiring higher well-being of farmers in rainfed condition. Timely supply of quality agricultural inputs at subsidised rates was the major suggestion offered by both the
irrigated (98.00%) and rainfed (97.78%) farmers.