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Surplus income is the net income generated by the farm as a whole, which represents that portion of income actually available to the farmer after meeting the production expenses. Present study attempts to quantify surplus and stability of farmer?s income in arecanut based farming systems in Karnataka, so as to directly link it to livelihood security of farmers. Primary data was collected from 120 sample farmers of Thirthahalli, Puttur, Sirsi and Gubbi taluks chosen from Shimoga, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Tumkur districts respectively. Surplus income of farmer?s was arrived by adding computed net income from different enterprises. Stability and inequality in income distribution was assessed through coefficient of variation and Gini coefficient. The results of the analysis indicated that net returns was highest (Rs. 518874) in Areca+Rubber+Dairy farming system in Puttur taluks. In other three taluks there was no much difference between the farming systems in terms of profitability. Share of dairy enterprise out of total income was very low except in case of Gubbi(where it was 20%) . 80 per cent of the farmers found to derive income less than that of state average but all the farmers were above the poverty line. Crop diversification was identified as the factor reducing the extent of instability in income. From the study it can be inferred that there is a need to encourage farmers to diversify the sources of income. Alternative intercrops and dairy enterprise may be promoted in this regard.

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Title Surplus income is the net income generated by the farm as a whole, which represents that portion of income actually available to the farmer after meeting the production expenses. Present study attempts to quantify surplus and stability of farmer?s income in arecanut based farming systems in Karnataka, so as to directly link it to livelihood security of farmers. Primary data was collected from 120 sample farmers of Thirthahalli, Puttur, Sirsi and Gubbi taluks chosen from Shimoga, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Tumkur districts respectively. Surplus income of farmer?s was arrived by adding computed net income from different enterprises. Stability and inequality in income distribution was assessed through coefficient of variation and Gini coefficient. The results of the analysis indicated that net returns was highest (Rs. 518874) in Areca+Rubber+Dairy farming system in Puttur taluks. In other three taluks there was no much difference between the farming systems in terms of profitability. Share of dairy enterprise out of total income was very low except in case of Gubbi(where it was 20%) . 80 per cent of the farmers found to derive income less than that of state average but all the farmers were above the poverty line. Crop diversification was identified as the factor reducing the extent of instability in income. From the study it can be inferred that there is a need to encourage farmers to diversify the sources of income. Alternative intercrops and dairy enterprise may be promoted in this regard.
 
Creator ADITYA, K S
 
Contributor Prakash Kammardi, T N
 
Subject costs, farming systems, crops, manpower, economics, physical control, tillage equipment, productivity, intercropping, land resources
 
Description Surplus income is the net income generated by the farm as a
whole, which represents that portion of income actually available to
the farmer after meeting the production expenses. Present study
attempts to quantify surplus and stability of farmer?s income in
arecanut based farming systems in Karnataka, so as to directly link it
to livelihood security of farmers. Primary data was collected from 120
sample farmers of Thirthahalli, Puttur, Sirsi and Gubbi taluks chosen
from Shimoga, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Tumkur
districts respectively. Surplus income of farmer?s was arrived by
adding computed net income from different enterprises. Stability and
inequality in income distribution was assessed through coefficient of
variation and Gini coefficient. The results of the analysis indicated
that net returns was highest (Rs. 518874) in Areca+Rubber+Dairy
farming system in Puttur taluks. In other three taluks there was no
much difference between the farming systems in terms of profitability.
Share of dairy enterprise out of total income was very low except in
case of Gubbi(where it was 20%) . 80 per cent of the farmers found to
derive income less than that of state average but all the farmers were
above the poverty line. Crop diversification was identified as the factor
reducing the extent of instability in income. From the study it can be
inferred that there is a need to encourage farmers to diversify the
sources of income. Alternative intercrops and dairy enterprise may be
promoted in this regard.
 
Date 2016-11-11T09:23:22Z
2016-11-11T09:23:22Z
2013-07-15
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier Th-10482
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/85028
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK