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- Socio-Economic Conditions of the Farmers
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Himshikha
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Charan Singh
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1 Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
2 Forest Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
1 Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
2 Forest Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 12, No 1 (2017), Pagination: 1-8Abstract
Agroforestry empowers farmers to take risk in long term investments like growing tree species and/ or rearing livestock, fluctuation in price and increase or decrease in demand and supply of agri produces. To access socio-economic conditions of both agroforestry and non agroforestry farmers, a survey was conducted in Haridwar, India. To analyze it, data pertaining to socio-economic indicators such as income level and employment, family size and community structure like land holding value, land distribution and ownership type, housing characteristics and labour resources were collected and then compared. To elaborate this comparison more, some other factors like farming and agroforestry experience, decision making, knowledge, awareness and favor to agroforestry etc. were also studied. Results revealed that approximately 97.8 per cent of sampled households were male headed. Approximately 18.90 per cent agroforestry and 34.43 per cent non-agroforestry respondents were having less than 1 ha of land. About 75.62 per cent agroforestry farmers and 67.21 per cent non agroforestry farmers considered farming as main occupation. The higher income status in categories was found more (12.60% and 27.40%) in agroforestry respondents than (6.56% and 14.75%) in non agroforestry respondents. It was concluded that higher income status enables agroforestry farmers to live their live style according to their own choice, hence, encouraging them to adopt, continue or promote agroforestry in their field.Keywords
Adoption, Adopters, Agroforestry, Farmers, Practice, Socio-Economic.
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- Independent Household and Farm Factors in Adoption of Different Agroforestry Types:Experience from Haridwar District, North India
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Authors
Himshikha
1,
Charan Singh
2
Affiliations
1 Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
2 Forest Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
1 Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
2 Forest Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 12, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 292-298Abstract
This study accesses the individual, house hold and farm factors that are not associated with adoption of four major kinds of agroforestry practices in Haridwar district, India. Random sampling technique was used for the purpose. All three tehsils were selected and 12 villages were randomly selected from each of the tehsils. 12 farmers' households were randomly selected from each of the village. Primary data were collected through semi structured questionnaire with 426 farmers out of which 365 farmers were agroforestry adaptors. Data from agroforestry adopters only is analyzed in this study. The results of the study shows that there were a number of determinants which although being a part of household conditions, did not influence an agroforestry adopter's decision on what types of agroforestry he should practice his field. Chi2 test (p=0.05) shoes that there is no significant association between different household conditions determinants and a farmers choice on types of agroforestry practices in all three tehsils of the studied district. The adopted agroforestry practices in the study area include agri-silvi and pastoral based practices, horticulture tree species based like orchard plantation or home gardens; multipurpose tree species woodlots and live fences in form of planting trees on farm boundaries.Keywords
Adoption, Agroforestry, Chi2-Test, Factors, Practices.References
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- Chi2 Analysis of Economic Factors in Agroforestry Adoption:Which Economic Factors Influence Farmers and which Do Not?
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Authors
Himshikha
1,
Charan Singh
1
Affiliations
1 Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
1 Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 12, No 3 (2017), Pagination: 338-346Abstract
This paper presents empirical evidence on the influence of economic factors on the adoption of agroforestry practices by the farmers in Haridwar, India. An exploratory survey was done to collect data from all three tehsils of Haridwar, one of the important farming regions of north India. Total 426 farmers were selected using random sampling at multistage level among which 365 were agroforestry adopters and rest 61 were non adopters. Data were analyzed using Chi2 test of independence. Results have shown that land holding, land ownership, farming as main occupation, sources of income, tree produces as fuel, monthly income status, importance of income from farm, sale of farm produces significantly influence while earning member in the family does not influence adoption of agroforestry. Overall agroforestry farmers were found in better economic conditions than that of non agroforestry farmers who were practicing agriculture alone. Research findings also indicated that farmers with low poor level of income could not invest in long term projects of tree plantation in agroforestry. They could be provided finance support from relevant authority side which could encourage them to adopt agroforestry. Since, the respondents had an agreed understanding of all studied economic parameters. Therefore, each of the studied variables should be addressed at both; more or less to positive or negative way to which they affect the farmers’ decision to adopt agroforestry practices.Keywords
Adoption, Agroforestry, Economic, Factors, Influence.References
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