S.B. HosamaniKumara B.R.2016-11-112016-11-112011http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/85188Focus of the present study was on economic evaluation of the major cropping systems in Belgaum and Dharwad districts of Karnataka. A sample size of 160 farmers was selected using multistage sampling technique and data were elicited for the agriculture year 2009-10 through survey method. The techniques of tabular and functional analysis were employed. CS-I (maize + redgram), CS-II (sorghum + redgram), CS-III (greengram + redgram) and CS-IV (soybean sole crop) were the four important cropping system followed in the study area. Under rainfed condition, it was found that, per hectare total variable cost was high in CS-I (Rs. 20931.75/ha), followed by CS-III (Rs. 20410.67/ha) and CS-IV (Rs. 19969.04/ha). The hectare total fixed cost was high in CS-II (Rs. 6151.04/ha), followed by CS-IV (Rs. 6039.04/ha) and CS-III (Rs. 6019.20/ha). The maximum net returns were found under CS-II (Rs. 24659.08/ha), followed by CS-I, CS-IV and CS-III (Rs. 22512.80, Rs. 13719.30 and Rs. 12507.44/ha, respectively). B:C ratio was found to be highest in CS-II (2.01), followed by CS-I, CS-IV and CS-III with values of 1.84, 1.53 and 1.47, respectively. The results of the functional analysis revealed that the ratio of MVP to MFC was greater than one for human labour and seed under major cropping systems, indicating further scope for using additional units of these inputs to increase gross income. Majority of farmers faced the problems of exogenous factors, high wages, scarcity of own fund, price fluctuation and lack of market information, which lead to uncertainty of income to the farmers.Agricultural EconomicsThesis