1(Agril Economics)
2(Agronomy)
3(Agril. Extension)
4Project Directorate for Cropping Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut-250110
The study is the part of ad-hoc project characterization of bio-physical and socio-economic environment of existing farming systems in the Indo-Gangetic plain of U.P.” financed by U.P. Council of Agril. Research, Lucknow.
Farming systems identification and resource productivities of households in western Uttar Pradesh have been analyzed based on a sample of 197 farmers. It was found that the sugarcane based farming systems were predominant in the study area. Farmers received net income of Rs. 63496/- per hectare from livestock and crop combinations. The farmers were using surplus fertilizer and chemicals resulting in negative marginal value productivity (MVP). The MVP of credit was found very attractive indicating very good scope to financing agencies to supply agricultural credit to the farmers of the area. The number of dairy animals was found nearly to the optimum (about 3 animals/farm). The farmers employed excess labour about 1300 man days/ha as against the optimum requirement of about 500 man days/ha and there is a large scope to reduce the labour cost in existing farming systems.
Farming systems, Marginal value productivity, Elasticity coefficients, Optimum
