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Title: | Socio-Economic Status of Farm Households in Kethanapura Microwatershed for Watershed Planning and Development Chamrajanagara Taluk and District, Karnataka |
Other Titles: | Not Available |
Authors: | Ramesh Kumar, S.C., Rajendra Hegde, K.V. Niranjana, Srinivas, S, M.K Prakashanaik and Singh SK |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey &Land Use Planning, Regional Center, Bangalore |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2017-06-01 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Socio economic Status, Economic Land Evaluation, Benefit Cost Ratio, Cost of Soil Erosion, Ecosystem Services |
Publisher: | ICAR -NBSS&LUP |
Citation: | Ramesh Kumar, S.C., Rajendra Hegde, K.V. Niranjana, Srinivas, S, M.K Prakashanaik and Singh, S.K (2017). “Socio-Economic Status of Farm Households in Kethanapura Microwatershed for Watershed Planning and Development Chamarajanagara Taluk and District, Karnataka”, Socio-Economic Report No.70, ICAR – NBSS & LUP, RC, Bangalore. p. 33. |
Series/Report no.: | Report no 70; |
Abstract/Description: | The socio-economic outputs for the Kethanapura Microwatershed in Chamarajanagara taluk and district are presented here. Social Indicators; Male and female ratio is 53.8 to 46.2 per cent to the total sample population. Younger age 18 to 50 years group of population is around 56.4 per cent to the total population. Literacy population is around 71.8 per cent. Social groups belong to other backward caste (OBC) is around 40.0 per cent. Fire wood is the source of energy for a cooking among 36.4 per cent. About 60.0 per cent of households have a yashaswini health card. Majority of farm households (30.0 %) are having MGNREGA card for rural employment. Dependence on ration cards for food grains through public distribution system among the all sample households. Swach bharath program providing closed toilet facilities around 80 per cent of sample households. Institutional participation is only 5.1 per cent of sample households. 2 Rural migration to unban centre for employment is prevalent among 10 per cent of farm households. Women participation in decisions making are around 9.9 per cent of households were found. Economic Indicators; The average land holding is 0.97 ha indicates that majority of farm households are belong to marginal and small farmers. The dry land of 37.8 % and irrigated land 62.2 % of total cultivated land area among the sample farmers. Agriculture is the main occupation among 60 per cent and Agriculture is the main and non agriculture labour is subsidiary occupation for 5.7 per cent of sample households. The average value of domestic assets is around Rs. 15838 per household. Mobile and television are popular most mass communication. The average value of farm assets is around Rs.2022 per household, about 30.0 per cent of sample farmers own plough. The average value of livestock is around Rs.40625 per household; about 54.5 per cent of household are having livestock. The average per capita food consumption is around 749 grams (1939 kilo calories) against national institute of nutrition (NIN) recommendation at 827.7 gram. Around 70 per cent of sample households are consuming less than the NIN recommendation. The annual average income is around Rs.74659 per household. About 80 per cent of farm households are below poverty line. The per capita monthly average expenditure is around Rs.1119. Environmental Indicators-Ecosystem Services; The value of ecosystem service helps to support investment to decision on soil and water conservation and in promoting sustainable land use. The onsite cost of different soil nutrients lost due to soil erosion is around Rs.360 per ha/year. The total cost of annual soil nutrients is around Rs.149262 per year for the total area of 599.11 ha. 3 The average value of ecosystem service for food grain production is around Rs. 51293/ha/year. Per hectare food grain production services is maximum in coconut (Rs. 71534) followed by maize (Rs. 15241), horse gram (Rs. 4084), sorghum (Rs. 254) and cowpea (Rs. 24400), sunflower is negative returns. The average value of ecosystem service for fodder production is around Rs. 1572/ ha/year. Per hectare fodder production services is maximum in horse gram (Rs. 2099) followed by maize (Rs. 1650) and sorghum (Rs. 968). The data on water requirement for producing one quintal of grain is considered for estimating the total value of water required for crop production. Per hectare value of water used and value of water was maximum in coconut (Rs. 126417) followed by sorghum (Rs. 43928), maize (Rs. 35648), horse gram (Rs. 23639), sunflower (Rs. 16628) and cowpea (Rs. 9797). Economic Land Evaluation; The major cropping pattern is horse gram (41.9 %) followed by maize (29.3 %), sorghum (18.6 %), coconut (7.5 %), sunflower (1.4 %) and cowpea (1.4 %). In Ketanapura micro-watershed, major soils are alluvial landscape of Harve (HRV) soil series is having shallow soil depth cover around 25.99 % of area. On this soil farmers are presently growing cowpea (50 %) and sunflower (50 %). Soil of granite and granite gneiss landscape of Lakkur (LKR) are also having moderately shallow soil depth cover 22.25 % of area; crops are coconut (13.9 %), horse gram and maize (43.1 %) each. Hooradahalli (HDH) soil series having moderately deep soil depth cover around 9.66 % of area. Crops are horse gram (48 %), maize (18.4 %) and sorghum (33.5). Kengaki (KGK) soil series having very deep soil depth cover around 1.16 % of area, crops are horse gram and sorghum. The total cost of cultivation and benefit cost ratio (BCR) in study area for sunflower ranges between Rs. 48471 /ha in HRV soil (with BCR of 1.16). In cowpea the cost of cultivation Rs. 64960 /ha in HRV soil (with BCR of 0.62). In coconut the cost of cultivation Rs. 13152 /ha in HRV soil (with BCR of 6.48). In horse gram the cost of cultivation ranges between Rs. 26637/ha in HDH soil (with BCR of 1.85) and Rs. 12160/ha in KGK soil (with BCR of 1.40). In maize the cost of cultivation ranges between Rs. 68431/ha in HDH soil (with BCR of 1.84) and Rs. 33997/ha in LKR soil (with BCR of 1.32). 4 In sorghum the cost of cultivation range between is Rs. 28048/ha in HDH soil (with BCR of 1.48) and Rs. 26732/ha in KGK soil (with BCR of 1.20). The land management practices reported by the farmers are crop rotation, tillage practices, fertilizer application and use of farm yard manure (FYM). Due to higher wages farmer are following labour saving strategies is not prating soil and water conservation measures. Less ownership of livestock limiting application of FYM. It was observed soil quality influences on the type and intensity of land use. More fertilizer applications on deeper soil to maximize returns. Suggestions; Involving farmers is watershed planning helps in strengthing institutional participation. The per capita food consumption and monthly income is very low. Diversifying income generation activities from crop and livestock production in order to reduce risk related to drought and market prices. Majority of farmers reported that they are not getting timely support/extension services from the concerned development departments. By strengthing agricultural extension for providing timely advice improved technology there is scope to increase in net income of farm households. By adopting recommended package of practices by following the soil test fertiliser recommendation, there is scope to increase yield in horse gram (30.4 to 16.2 %), coconut (74.2 %), maize (57.3 to 72.7 %), sorghum (47.2 to 51.6 %), sunflower (69.6 %) and cowpea (36.1%). |
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ISSN: | Not Available |
Type(s) of content: | Technical Report |
Sponsors: | Karnataka Watershed Development, Under Sujala-III project |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | Not Available |
Volume No.: | Not Available |
Page Number: | 34 |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Not Available |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | Not Available |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/35851 |
Appears in Collections: | NRM-NBSSLUP-Publication |
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