Agricultural Economics Research Review
Year : 2021, Volume : 34, Issue : conf
First page : ( 197) Last page : ( 198)
Print ISSN : 0971-3441. Online ISSN : 0974-0279.

Dairying is an effective instrument for livelihood security: A study in the rural-urban interface of Bengaluru.

Shivagangavva P D*, Gaddi G M

University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru-560 065

*Corresponding author: spdoddamani3005@gmail.com

Online Published on 16 March, 2022.

Abstract

The study was carried out in the rural-urban interface of Bengaluru to address the rapid urbanization of rural areas surrounding Bengaluru urban. Data of 240 dairy samples, 120 non-dairy samples were also drawn from different layers of the south and north transect. Thus, the total sample size was 360. The results revealed that livelihood index value was higher among dairy sample households (0.99) than the non-dairy sample households (0.70). Among the dairy farmers, a higher livelihood security index was observed in transition (3.18 & 5.47) layers than rural (2.47 & 2.25) and urban (2.28 & 2.18) layers in North and South transects, respectively. Further, the distribution of income in the case of dairy sample households was found equal in the transition layer of the north transect (0.43) and the urban layer of the south transect (0.32) as indicated by lower Gini coefficients. In respect of non-dairy sample households, income distribution was more unfair in the transition layer (0.63) of the north transect and urban layer (0.54) of the south transect. However, better income distribution was observed in rural layers of both north (0.47) and south (0.39) transects. Income from dairying reduces income inequality among dairy farmers than non-dairy farmers.

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