Socio-economic Impact of Agroforestry in Ludhiana district
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2017
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Abstract
The present study was conducted in Ludhiana district to find out the socio-economic impact
of agroforestry and non-agroforestry adopters. From the Ludhiana district, 52 agroforestry
and 52 non-agroforestry adopters were selected for the present study. The social and
economic profile of the farmers was evaluated by asking them to fill a questionnaire and
personal interviews. The impact of socio-economic factors was assessed adopting standard
methodology. Result pertaining to adoption of agroforestry revealed that major part (48.08%)
of adopters were graduate or above, mass media exposure was higher (82.69%) among
adopters and operational land holdings were also large (36.53%). The other social factors like
family type, extension contacts, residential area, livestock and presence of physical assets also
reported differences among adopters and non-adopters. The economic analysis of poplar with
wheat as intercrop in agroforestry system was more economical than pure cropping system
during 2012-2017 except 2016 when high fluctuation in price of poplar was reported (Rs. 450
per quintal or less). Annuity value and Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) of agroforestry system was
calculated to be higher than pure cropping system, during the year 2017, the BCR of
agroforestry system was 4.32 whereas it was 3.31 for pure agriculture cropping system.
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