Market dependence for consumption among the households of different farming systems in Kolar district of Karnataka - an empirical study.

摘要

The study was undertaken in Kolar district of Karnataka during the year 2012-13. Four farming systems viz., Crop+Dairy, Crop+Sericulture, Crop+Dairy+Sericulture and Crop+Sheep were identified as major farming systems based on preliminary survey and previous studies in the area. The study is based on the primary data from 120 farmers covering equal samples under major farming systems was elicited through survey method. The results revealed that the extent of market dependence for cereals and millets was lowest in C+D+S farming system (29.25%) and highest was in C+S farming system (55.00%) and that of pulses was lowest in C+D farming system (15.42%) and highest in C+D+S farming system (32.51%). In case of milk, C+D+S farm households were consuming cent per cent of farm produced milk. No household of C+S farming system depended on market for consumption of egg. By considering the above food articles overall dependence on market was found to be high in C+S and least among C+D+S farm households.