Impediments in Achieving Food and Livelihood Securities in Ravine Areas: Empirical Evidence from Yamuna Ravine in Uttar Pradesh Meena D.C.1,*, Kumari Maina2 1Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi-110012 (Delhi) 2Research Scholar, Department of Agricultural Economics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005 (Uttar Pradesh) *Corresponding author's email: dineshbhu195@gmail.com
Online Published on 06 February, 2023. Abstract The study aimed to analyze the socioeconomic status, land use, cropping system, technical efficiency of crops, and constraints in production and marketing. Results revealed that villages under ravine areas had poor agriculture infrastructure and low technical efficiency of major crops. Crop productivity in the ravine areas was also lower than the average crop productivity at both State and country levels. Extension services in ravine-affected villages were either absent from the government's end or of inferior quality resulting in farmers facing several production and marketing problems. The study also provided suggestions for the productive use of ravine land. Top Keywords Farm budgeting, Food and livelihood security, Socioeconomic status, Yamuna ravine. Top |