Enhancement of Productivity and Profitability through Integrated Farming Systems in Rajasthan

Abstract

The present study was conducted to enhancing the productivity and profitability of tribal farmers through various intervention of farming systems in Udaipur district of Rajasthan state. The study was based on primary data which were collected through pre-structure schedule for the year 2015–16 as benchmark survey, 2016–17 and 2017–18 from the selected households. The result of the study shows that prior to start the RKVY project during benchmark year 2015–16, three farming systems were existed in study area viz. FS-I: (C+D), FS-II: (C+D+G) and FS-III: (C+G). In the year 2017–18, there are five farming systems were observed viz. FS-I: (C+D+V), FS-II: (C+D+V+O), FS-III: (C+G+V), FS-IV: (C+D+G+V) and FS-V: (C+D+G+V+O) in the study area. The total cost was observed lowest in FS-III (`77105.19) and it was found highest in FS-II (`195324.56). The most profitable farming system based on of net return per farm was FS-II `101910.59. The return per rupee investment was found maximum in FS-IV (`1.71) which was observed the most profitable farming systems. Employment generated per farm was found maximum in FS-V (385.75 man-days). The change in net income per farm was increased by 187.08 per cent and employment generation per farm was also increased by 69.56 per cent over existing to improved farming systems. Thus, the well organized and integrated with crops and other labour intensive enterprises like dairy, poultry, vegetable, fruits, etc. can significantly increase the employment of farm families particularly small and marginal farmers having surplus family labour.