DYNAMICS OF FARMING SYSTEMS: A STUDY ON INCOME MAXIMIZATION IN NORTH COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH

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dc.contributor.advisorSUBBA RAO, Dr. D.V.
dc.contributor.authorSRINIVASA RAO, H.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-07T11:38:25Z
dc.date.available2021-12-07T11:38:25Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-07
dc.descriptionDYNAMICS OF FARMING SYSTEMS: A STUDY ON INCOME MAXIMIZATION IN NORTH COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.description.abstractWhen GoI (Government of India) announced its vision of doubling the farmer‟s income by 2022, the focus on Farming System Approach (FSA) gained momentum. Farming System Approach is a feasible solution and viable option for income enhancement at farm level. The interrelated nature of components in farming system improves the efficiency of inputs generated within the system besides providing regular income to the farmers. Hence, the present study entitled “Dynamics of farming systems: A study on income maximization in north coastal Andhra Pradesh” had been conducted with the following objectives: 1. to identify the existing farming systems and prioritize the major profitable farming systems 2. to analyze the resource use efficiency associated with major farming systems 3. to examine the extent of diversification in farming systems 4. to study the inter-linkages of farming systems with markets for income enhancement and 5. to suggest appropriate policy measures for creating enabling environment to implement profitable farming systems xv Multistage random sampling technique was used to design sampling frame work of the study. In the first stage, the farming situations under each district along with the mandals under each situation were identified. The mandal with highest cultivable land under each situation followed by two villages with highest cultivable land from each of the selected mandal were selected. Finally, a sample of 10 cultivators from each village were selected randomly as respondents. The primary data pertaining to farming systems was collected for the agricultural year 2017-18. The FS-III (Crop + Poultry) was the most profitable farming system noticed in Srikakulam district with a profitability ratio of 1.27. In Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts, the farming system with sheep & goat (FS-IV & FS-VI) as allied activity recorded highest PRs. The farming system with crop components only was found least profitable in the study area. Under the assumption of Variable Returns to Scale (VRS), the per cent of efficient farms were more in FS-I (Crops alone) of all three districts. Majority of farms in all major farming systems were operating at IRS (Increasing returns) indicating that the income of these farms could be increased by increasing the input usage as they were performing below the optimal production scale in suboptimal region. The Resource Use Efficiency (RUE) analysis revealed that the variables like FYM, feed and veterinary medicine were showing significant positive impact on farm income. The Simpson‟s Diversification Index (SID) of farming systems was less when crops combined with allied activities like poultry and sheep & goat. The Pearson‟s correlation coefficient was negative when found the relation between farming system diversification index and its profitability. The Market Dependency Ratio (MDR) was lowest when ruminants were the part of farming systems along with the cropping. The higher MDR was observed in FS-III when poultry was an allied activity as it was completely dependent on markets for inputs. Labour scarcity and high cost of production among production constraints and non remunerative price of produce, price fluctuations and high transportation costs among marketing constraints ranked as major problems through RPI (Response Priority Index) analysis. The higher area under paddy and sugarcane crops decreased the total net returns from crop components of major farming systems. Maize, blackgram and greengram among the seasonal crop, betel leaf among annual crop, perennial crops and sheep & goat component among non crop enterprises recorded higher net returns. Assured MSP to farmers, diversification towards high value crops, value addition, compulsory inclusion of allied activity like dairy, regulated markets at mandal level etc. could improve the income levels of farmer in the overall farming systems analysed in the study.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810178784
dc.keywordsDYNAMICS ,FARMING SYSTEMS, INCOME MAXIMIZATION, NORTH COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages250en_US
dc.publisherAcharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Gunturen_US
dc.subEntomologyen_US
dc.themeDYNAMICS OF FARMING SYSTEMS: A STUDY ON INCOME MAXIMIZATION IN NORTH COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.these.typePh.Den_US
dc.titleDYNAMICS OF FARMING SYSTEMS: A STUDY ON INCOME MAXIMIZATION IN NORTH COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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