A STUDY ON DECISION MAKING PATTERN IN FARM AND NON-FARM AaiVITIES BY THE FARMERS OF SHIMOGA DISTRICT IN KARNATAKA STATE
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2004-01-19
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BANGALORE
Abstract
The study was conducted in Shikaripur taluk of Shimoga district,
Karnataka, to assess the decision making pattern in farm and non-farm
activities by the farmers. Expost-facto research design was employed to
elicit the data from 150 farmers selected through proportionate random
sampling method.
The major findings were : Majority of the farmers consulted found to
be taking self decision rather than consultative decision or decision by
other members of the family in most of the farm and non-farm decision
making activities.
Self decision was found to be comparatively higher in case of
marketing of crop produce (54.67%) in farm decision making activities and
purchasing activity (62.00%) in non-farm decision making activities.
Consultative decision was found to be comparatively higher in case of
plant protection chemicals and their use (49.33%) and marriage and
related issues (54.67%) with regard to farm and non-farm decision making
activities, respectively.
Wife was found to be consulted least in decision making with regard
to both farm and non-farm activities when compared to other members of
the family.
Majority (80.67%) of the respondents were found to be playing major
role in decision making regarding non-farm activities in case of financial
management and regarding farm decision making activities in case of
choice of crop and varieties (85.33%).
Decision making pattern in farm activities has shown a significant
relationship with age and family type than other socio-economic and
personal characteristics of respondents considered for the study. While,
in case of non-farm activities, it has shown a non-significant relationship
with age, family type and family size.
Labour availability and cost (54.00%), comparative advantage
(41.33%) and crop requirement (36.00%) were the major factors
considered by the respondents, while economic status of the family
(55.33%) was the major factor considered by the respondents in decision
making regarding farm and non-farm activities, respectively.
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