IMPACT OF FARMER FIRST PROGRAMME ON LIVELIHOOD SECURITY OF SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS

Abstract

Directorate of Extension education, Navsari has implemented FFP in the year 2017. The total number of modules implemented were six. The objectives of the study wereto measure the impact of ensuring livelihood security on small and marginal farmers. Total three villages and two talukas of Navsari District were purposively selected for the study. From each module beneficiary farmers were proportionally randomly selected. Total 120 beneficiary and 120 non beneficiary farmers were selected comprising total of 240 respondents. Ex-post facto research design was used. Twelve independent and three dependent variables were chosen. The impact was measured by comparing the change in livelihood security of 120 beneficiary with 120 non-beneficiaries of FFP by using structured schedule of impact. Majority of the beneficiary farmers had medium level of impact on livelihood security, followed by high and low, respectively. Whereas, more than half of the non-beneficiary farmers had medium level of impact on livelihood security, followed by low and high, respectively. The Two sample Z test for livelihood security was found significant at 1 per cent level of probability. Further, education, social participation,extension contact,innovativeness and scientific orientation were found positive and highly significant with livelihood security of beneficiary farmers.