Study of the Socio-Economic Profile and Identification of Existing Farming System in Western Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh

摘要

The present study was conducted to know the socio-economic status and identification of farming system of the respondents in Western Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh using multistage stratified random sampling design. A sample of 200 respondents was selected on the basis of probability proportion to size of holdings. The respondents were classified into four categories : marginal (<1 ha), small (1-2 ha), medium (2-4 ha) and large (>4 ha). The majority of the respondents (77.5%) belonged to the middle agegroup followed by old age and young age group with 17.5 and 5%, respectively. About 40% respondents were having educational qualification up to intermediate, about 58.5% of the total respondents belonged to joint family and rest from nuclear family. Theaverage size of holding and cropping intensity of respondents were 1.78/ha and 142.33%, respectively. And 68% respondents had annual income up to one lac. In the study area, sugarcane-based farming, livestock-based farming and cereal-based farming systems were followed by about 62, 37 and 1% of total respondents, respectively.