Decision making process of farmers in agriculture: An empirical study in Shivamogga district

The decision of farmers depends on many variables which can be categorized as price and non-price factors. Within the given situation, how farmers make their decisions as to which crops to cultivate, what are the inputs to be used and their combinations, what quantity must be produced are the different parts of Decision Making Process. The Decision Making Process of farmers in agriculture consists of a variety of factors. The farmers choose within the household and it is naturally influenced by the needs, aims and resources available to the household. Total sample size of the present study is 240 respondents and sample households has been classified on the basis of landholding such as Marginal farm, Small farm Medium farm and Large farm. The study of decision making process assists in analyzing the system from the bottom and behavior of the representatives of the system. Decision making also helps policy makers to perceive the process and various element of decision making. Thus with the path of current study is contributing a lot to the farming community. This particular study is a venture to search out the effect of economic and non economic features on the decision making process of various categories of farmers in manifold situations. It is argued that the root cause of the crisis was that agriculture is no more a profitable economic activity when compared to other enterprises. It means that the income derived from these activities is not sufficient enough to meet the expenditure of the cultivators. And therefore, unless agriculture is made a profitable enterprise, the present crisis cannot be solved.