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Vol. 12, Issue 11 (2023)
A comparative study of organic and conventional farmers of Kamadhenu and Horogere villages of Karnataka
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Rudragouda F Channagouda, Chandru Patil and Gnanesh
Rudragouda F Channagouda, Chandru Patil and Gnanesh
Abstract:
The present study was conducted in two villages viz. Kamadhenu and Horogera of Kalaghatagi taluk, Dharwad district of Karnataka. In these two villages Govt of Karnataka Organic Village Programme was introduced. The total area under the programme was 125 ha, which includes. 65 organic farm families. The university of agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and BIRD (K), BAIF Surashettikoppa were the implementing agencies. The programme was implemented for 4 years from 2003-04 to 2006-07. A holistic production management system for crops and livestock was introduced. Majority of the sample farmers (70%) are in the age group of 35-45 and 45-55 years followed by above 56 years (23 to 26%) only. Two farmers below 35 years of age are practicing organic farming. The farmers who are practicing organic farming are more literate as compared to conventional farming system. The average size of the family in organic farming is bigger than conventional farming system. The average size of the land holding in organic farms was found to be 1.13 hectare which is almost half of the conventional farms (1.82 ha).
The present study was conducted in two villages viz. Kamadhenu and Horogera of Kalaghatagi taluk, Dharwad district of Karnataka. In these two villages Govt of Karnataka Organic Village Programme was introduced. The total area under the programme was 125 ha, which includes. 65 organic farm families. The university of agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and BIRD (K), BAIF Surashettikoppa were the implementing agencies. The programme was implemented for 4 years from 2003-04 to 2006-07. A holistic production management system for crops and livestock was introduced. Majority of the sample farmers (70%) are in the age group of 35-45 and 45-55 years followed by above 56 years (23 to 26%) only. Two farmers below 35 years of age are practicing organic farming. The farmers who are practicing organic farming are more literate as compared to conventional farming system. The average size of the family in organic farming is bigger than conventional farming system. The average size of the land holding in organic farms was found to be 1.13 hectare which is almost half of the conventional farms (1.82 ha).
All organic farmers are able to produce their inputs on farm, as 25 farmers involved in vermicomposting, 28 farmers in green manuring, 22 in enriched composting, 18 in Jeevamruth, 6 in Panchgavvya 11 in botanical pesticide preparation. The diversity of cropping system is more pronounced in case of organic farming system as compared to conventional farming system. These organic farmers follow crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, legumes, green manures, off farm organic wastes, and aspects of biological pest control. Among the crops grown in organic system, Soybean recorded highest net returns (Rs.18875/ha) and B:C ratio (3.56) followed by cotton (Rs. 18500/ha),paddy (Rs.17750/ha), Maize (Rs.17375/ha) and sorghum (Rs.9125/ha) respectively. In conventional system, cotton recorded higher net returns (Rs.34500/ha) and B:C ratio(2.68) followed by paddy (Rs. 29000/ha),Maize (Rs.23750/ha), soybean (Rs.19500/ha) and sorghum (Rs.9255/ha) respectively. It clearly showed that there is higher income in organic system compared to conventional system. These farmers have good opinion about organic farming because there is a reduction in cost of cultivation, improvement in soil fertility, produced healthy food and fodder for human and animal consumption, diversification in farming systems created employment opportunity through out the year and improved the livelihood of the farm families compared to conventional farming. These two villages are going to be a model Organic Villages.
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How to cite this article:
Rudragouda F Channagouda, Chandru Patil, Gnanesh. A comparative study of organic and conventional farmers of Kamadhenu and Horogere villages of Karnataka. Pharma Innovation 2023;12(11):1030-1034.
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- E-ISSN Number: 2277-7695
- P-ISSN Number: 2349-8242
- CODEN Code: PIHNBQ
- ZDB-Number: 2663038-2
- IC Journal ID: 7725
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