International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year : 2019, Volume : 9, Issue : 6
First page : ( 894) Last page : ( 900)
Online ISSN : 2249-2496.

Possibilities and challenges to produce agricultural byproducts to strengthen the living standard of farmers

Raveesh S.

Research Scholar, Department of Sociology, Bangalore University, Karnataka, India

Online published on 27 September, 2019.

Abstract

Indian villages are gradually connecting with transportation facility, electricity supply to the villages is improving, local bodies are taking care of drinking water supply to the villages, irrigation facilities are improving with the help of modern governments, communication network such as mobile with internet signals, television with various channels and newspapers in different languages are reaching the villages. Literacy rate is improving and a new class of educated and skilled young generation is emerging in rural India. Today's agricultural process ends with the production of primary products. Due to increased input cost and low market price, production of primary products is not profitable. Instead of focusing only on the production of primary products, there are possibilities to produce agricultural byproducts which have more demand in the market than the primary products. Even after all these possibilities, the willingness of rural community to produce the agricultural byproducts matters. This study is conducted in eight selected villages of Ramanagara district of Karnataka state located in southern part of India to know the possibilities to produce agricultural byproducts.

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Keywords

Agricultural Byproducts, Rural Livelihood.

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