AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FARMING SYSTEMS IN TANK COMMANDS OF NORTHERN KARNATAKA
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2006-12-30
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University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore
Abstract
The study was conducted in three district of northern Karnataka in
selected tank commands rejuvenated by Jala Samvardhana Yojana
Sangha, with an objective of identifying and analyzing the cost and
returns of major farming systems and to study the impact of on-farm
demonstrations (OFD)/farmers field school (FFS) on socio-economic
conditions of farmers. Multistage random sampling technique was
employed to select 144 sample farmers from 12 selected tank commands
primary data was collected by personnel interview method. Tabular and
production function analyses were employed to analyze the data. The
study identified, two major farming systems each in Bagalkot and Koppal
districts and three in Haveri district. In each district dairy enterprise was
found to be most common as a complementary enterprise. Farming
System-I of Koppal district exhibited by highest net returns
(Rs.35,645/ha) followed by Farming System-I of Bagalkot district
(Rs.31,238/ha). Production function analysis revealed that, inputs such
as labour, seeds, fertilizers + FYM and PPG + veterinary charges were
under utilized in Bagalkot district. The resources like labour, feed and
concentrates and seeds were under utilized in Koppal and Haveri
districts. Hence, there is scope for deployment of these resources. In OFD
and FFS plots returns were increased over control plots due to reduced
cost of cultivation and increased yield. The OFD/FFS conducted have
successfully communicated the information on modern crop production
technology to farming community. Constraints like non-availability of
quality seeds, lack of awareness of recommended cropping sequences,
high cost of inputs, lack of credit facility, scarcity of owned funds, low
price for the produce and lack of storage facility were most severe in crop
production. Hence, there is need to strengthen institutional support for
provision of credit, infrastructure facility and formulate appropriate
policies for safe guarding the interest of the farmers.
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