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Socio-economic transformation through National Food Security Mission in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka, India


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1 ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal 132 001, India, India
2 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India, India
 

Augmenting agricultural productivity is the goal of the National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Government of India. The aim of the present study was to analyse the socio-economic changes brought about by NFSM in 2022 in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Karnataka. For this, 160 beneficiary farmers and 80 non-beneficiary farmers from both states were part of personal interviews and focused group discussions. The socio-economic transformation was higher for beneficiary farmers in terms of annual income, occupational status, crop diversification, earning members, material possession, agricultural productivity and access to the programme than for non-beneficiary farmers of both states. Comparative analyses of the transformation of beneficiary farmers in Karnataka and UP revealed significant changes in the socio-economic indicators, except earning members, education, social participation and agricultural productivity. The changes brought about by this Mission, before and after its launch, revea­led a significantly higher socio-economic impact on the beneficiary farmers

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Agricultural productivity, beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers, National Food Security Mission, socio-economic transformation.
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Authors

Bhagya Vijayan
ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal 132 001, India, India
Manjeet Singh Nain
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India, India
Rashmi Singh
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India, India
N. V. Kumbhare
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India, India

Abstract


Augmenting agricultural productivity is the goal of the National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Government of India. The aim of the present study was to analyse the socio-economic changes brought about by NFSM in 2022 in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Karnataka. For this, 160 beneficiary farmers and 80 non-beneficiary farmers from both states were part of personal interviews and focused group discussions. The socio-economic transformation was higher for beneficiary farmers in terms of annual income, occupational status, crop diversification, earning members, material possession, agricultural productivity and access to the programme than for non-beneficiary farmers of both states. Comparative analyses of the transformation of beneficiary farmers in Karnataka and UP revealed significant changes in the socio-economic indicators, except earning members, education, social participation and agricultural productivity. The changes brought about by this Mission, before and after its launch, revea­led a significantly higher socio-economic impact on the beneficiary farmers

Keywords


Agricultural productivity, beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers, National Food Security Mission, socio-economic transformation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv124%2Fi8%2F976-980