Sivaji, V.Kumar Singh, Pratap2022-04-292022-04-292019https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810183957“STUDIES ON SEASONAL VARIATION OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS IN HOMESTEAD AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM IN RANCHI DISTRICT”The present study entitled “Studies on Seasonal Variation of different components in Homestead Agroforestry System in Ranchi District’’ was conducted during the year 2018 (December,2017 to the month of May 2018). The work is a carry forward study of the research already carried out in the same rural area in the preceding six months of the present study to complete round the year study to understand the dynamic nature of homestead agroforestry components. The objectives of the study are (i) to study the seasonal variation of different components of Homestead agroforestry system across the different economic strata in the rural area (ii) To study the impact of such seasonal variation on the production, and subsistence/income generation of the people in the homestead agroforestry system. The study was conducted among three categories of the Rural people viz. HIG (High income group), MIG (Middle income group) and LIG (Low income group). Multi stage random sampling technique was adopted during the course of study in the village Pithoria near Ranchi city. The parameters studied include the land area available at each sampling unit for homestead agroforestry, Vegetation and animal component available in the Homestead system, production and financial outturn generated from vegetation and animal components and ultimately average income/family/ was calculated. A comparison of parameters studied in the current season was also made with the data obtained on the same parameters in the previous season The results indicated that the area allotted for homestead agroforestry in the present season in the three categories viz. HIG, MIG and LIG were 2704sq.m, 1408 sq.m and 963 sq.m respectively with an average of 135.2, 70.04 and 48.15 sq.m. The allotment of area allotted for homestead agroforestry in the current season is marginally more to the extent of 143 sq.m, 5sq.m and 67 sq. m respectively by the HIG, MIG and LIG respondents than the area allotted in the previous season. The total number of plant species in the categories of vegetables, flowers and trees present in the homestead units of HIG, MIG and LIG respondents of study area numbered at 176 (67+57+52) in the current season as against 173 ( 65+57+51) species in the previous season. In all the homestead units, vegetables are the most preferred category of vegetation. It is further recorded that LIG category respondents planted max. percentage of vegetable spp in both the seasons. (55.7% and 52.9%) On the basis of Habit, the plants in the study area were classified as Herbs, shrubs , trees and climbers. It was observed that both in current and previous seasons, all the three category of respondents planted more herbs than other shrubs, trees and climbers. Common species between the current and previous seasons, Additional spp planted in the homestead units and species deleted due to their absence in the current season are listed separately The total vegetable production in the current season stood at 940, 816 and 1318 kg (Total 3074 Kg) respectively in HIG, MIG and LIG category respondents as against 529, 447 and 477 kg (Total 1453 Kg) respectively in the previous season with the corresponding financial outturn in vegetables in the current season at Rs. 28,798, Rs. 27,166 and Rs. 43,482 and with Rs. 17,219, Rs. 15,499 and Rs. 16,219 in the previous season. The total financial outturn from all vegetables in all categories of respondents stood at Rs. 99,446 in the current season as against Rs. 48,937/- in the previous season. The average income per family from vegetable component in HIG, MIG and LIG in the current season was Rs. 1,440, Rs. 1,359 and Rs. 2,174 respectively and in the previous season the average income in three categories was worked as Rs. 860, Rs. 775 and Rs. 811 respectively. The production from animals is mainly in the form of Eggs, Meat and Milk. In all the categories of respondents together, the total productions of eggs in the current and previous seasons are 1262 and 1602 respectively.The meat production in the current season (519 kg) is more than that of the meat production in the previous season (472 kg) but the milk production remained same in both the seasons (1260 L.) The corresponding financial outturn in current and previous seasons are from eggs is Rs. 8,491 & Rs.10,277 from meat Rs. 1,76,065 &Rs. 1,27,590 respectively. The income generated from milk is marginally higher in the current season (Rs. 47,880) (due to price hike) than in the previous season (Rs. 46,620). The total income calculated from animal component in the current season in HIG, MIG and LIG categories is Rs. 36,941 Rs. 73,751 and Rs. 1,21,744 respectively as against the total income calculated in the previous season Rs. 23,060, Rs. 73,920 and Rs. 87,502 respectively. The total financial outturn from all animal products in all categories of respondents stood at Rs. 2,32,436 in the current season as against Rs. 1,84,487 in the previous season. The average income per family from animal component in HIG, MIG and LIG in the current season was Rs. 1,847, Rs. 3,687 and Rs. 6,087/- respectively and in the previous season the average income in three categories was worked as Rs. 1,153, Rs. 3,696 and Rs. 4,375 respectively. The cumulative income both from vegetable and animal component in HIG, MIG and LIG categories in the current season is calculated Rs. 65,739, 1,00,917 and 1,65,226 respectively. In the previous season, they were calculated as Rs. 40,279, Rs. 89,419 and Rs. 1,03,721 respectively. The average cumulative income both from vegetable and animal components of HIG, MIG and LIG Homestead units in the current season stand at Rs. 3,287, Rs. 5,046 and Rs. 8,261 respectively as against Rs. 2,013, Rs. 4,471 and Rs. 5,186 in the previous season. The average income from homestead agroforestry system was gradually increasing from HIG> MIG> LIG in rural groups. They further showed that the income derived from homestead is very high in the LIG category followed by MIG and HIG in both the groups.The study clearly suggests that dependency on homestead system is more in rural group. It further suggests that the dependency in both group increases with decrease in the family income.EnglishThesis