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

Economical sustainability of tribal livelihood through integrated farming system in Bastar region

Nag S K, Pradhan Adikant*, Chandrakar T

AICRP on Dryland Agriculture, IGKV, Jagdalpur-494 005

*Corresponding author: adi19agro@gmail.com

Online Published on 16 March, 2022.

Abstract

The high risk due to uncertain and erratic rainfall, small and marginal landholdings, poor adoption of alternate land-use systems and traditional livestock husbandry limit the scope for commercialization of agriculture. Sometimes, conditions turn worst when rainfall goes below the margin and upland fields are left at mercy of god or left for free cattle grazing. Identification of the problem, planning of the technical programme, development of the action plan, implementation of the technical programme, formation of Climate Risk Monitoring Committee are useful adaptation measures. With the intervention of backyard activities, cost of cultivation increased 32.54% and economical parameters like gross monetary return and net monetary return were increased by 22.53 and 30.01%, respectively. A set of soil and water conservation measures played important role in conserving natural resources. In this context, the cost of cultivation was increased by 21.82% and gross monetary return and net monetary return increased by 26.44% and 30.96%, respectively. The lowest increase was 17.86% in the cost of cultivation whereas the highest was with gross monetary return (26.45%) which exhibit 16.48% net monetary return after an intervention. Gross income increased by about 19.75% over without intervention and investment was increased with intervention by 18.12%.

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