Economics of Farming Systems in Uttar Pradesh

S.P. Singh, B. Gangwar and M.P. Singh

Agricultural Economics Research Review, 2009, vol. 22, issue 01

Abstract: Farming systems of households in the western Uttar Pradesh have been analyzed based on the primary data collected through a sample of 197 farmers in 2004-05. The sugarcane- based farming system has been found predominant in the study area. Livestock, vegetables, cereals and sugarcane have been observed to be the main sources of farm income. The study has indicated that cross-bred breeding programme has not become popular due to low demand for milk of cross-bred cows. Credit has significant impact on farm income and credit requirement of about 86 per cent farmers is met by the institutional sources. Fragmentations and sub-divisions of landholdings, scarcity of labour, low yield of crops, less reliable markets, scarcity of owned-fund, depleting natural resources, non-availability of good quality seeds and sheds for poultry, etc. have been identified as the major constraints to promote integrated farming system in this area.

Keywords: Agricultural; and; Food; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.57388

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