Determinants of farm income among small holders in Andhra Pradesh

The farm study was mainly meant to understand the determinants of income of small rural households in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Multiple linear regression analysis was applied to study the determinants. It was observed that 94 per cent of variability in gross income from farm was explained by the selected independent variables namely age, education, household size, farm size, off farm income, farm expenditure and maintenance cost of dairy. It was found that farm expenditure and dairy maintenance cost showed positive significant influence on farm income at 5 percent level of significance.