Risk Analysis of Non-Farm Income of Farmers of Cauvery Command Area in Karnataka

摘要

The study shows that distributions of variables, non-farm income and investment made on non-farm activity are asymmetric and positively skewed and only log normal distribution fitted well for both the variables; Risk analysis for non-farm income showed that high risk income is for farmers with less than Rs. 12,000 for upper reach, less than Rs. 14,400 for mid reach and less than Rs. 16, 000 for lower reach.