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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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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ADITYA, K S
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Prakash Kammardi, T N
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costs, farming systems, crops, manpower, economics, physical control, tillage equipment, productivity, intercropping, land resources
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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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2016-11-11T09:23:22Z
2016-11-11T09:23:22Z 2013-07-15 |
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Thesis
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Th-10482
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en
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application/pdf
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University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK
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