Impact of Rural Bio-resource Complex Project on Annual Income and Employment Generation of its Stakeholders

摘要

The present research study was carried out to analyze the impact of Rural Bio-resource Complex (RBRC) project implemented in Tubagere hobli of Doddaballapur taluk in Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka during 2008. Data was collected from randomly selected sample of200 respondents comprising of 40 small farmers, 40 marginal farmers, 40 big farmers and 40 agricultural labourers spread in five gram panchayaths of Tubagere hobli using pre-tested interview schedule. The results revealed that an enhanced average net income and employment generation among the RBRC stakeholders after the implementation of RBRC project. The newly introduced interventions by RBRC project fetched good net income per acre among which rose cultivation provided highest net income of Rs. 1,38,738/- followed by sweet corn (Rs. 55,321/-). With respect to employment generation, rose and french bean seed production generated good number of man days of 316 and 61, respectively. Lack of credit facilities, problem of pests and diseases, inadequate availability of timely labour, low price for the produce, fluctuation in the price, exploitation by middlemen, lack of exclusive market for the produce and untimely payment were the major production and marketing problems encountered by RBRC stakeholders. Assured market price for commodities, developing less labour intensive technologies, providing more price for agricultural produce and developing more disease and pest resistant varieties were the major suggestions offered by majority of the RBRC stakeholders to overcome the problems.