Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Dolly Burman, Ashish S Noel, Mukesh K Maurya, Ramchandra and Pratyasha Tripath

Abstract:
The study of “An Economic Analysis on Integrated Farming System Model of Burakocha village in Angara block of Ranchi District, Jharkhand" was conducted in 2022. For collecting the data different methods were adopted like quantitative (survey-personal interview) and qualitative (observation, case study). Through the survey, it was known that more than half of the villagers were literate but education standard was very poor. Farmers of this village practiced organic agriculture. They also reared livestock. In this village, Educational level. 24% of farmers have completed their primary education, 15% of farmers have completed their secondary education, 14% farmers are graduates,2% famers are post graduate 45% of farmers are illiterate and major of the farmers (45%) illiterate. Hence, we can say that the majority of farmers had illiterate but level of education was mostly up to primary level. We analyzed that in survey area 17% farmers are marginal, 33% farmers are small, 38% farmers are semi medium, 4% farmers are medium and 0% farmers are large. Hence, we can say majority of farmers have 2-4 ha. Land. The cropping pattern of the study area in which cropping pattern was categorized into seven patterns. This also includes marginal farmers, small farmers. Semi-small farmers and medium framers in which 24 farmers followed integrated farming system (IFS) 1 pattern, 16 farmers followed integrated farming system (IFS) 2 pattern, 8 farmers followed integrated farming system (IFS) 3, 9 farmers followed integrated farming system (IFS) 4, 16 farmers followed integrated farming system (IFS) 5, 17 farmers followed integrated farming system (IFS) 6 and 10 farmers followed integrated farming system (IFS) 7. Majority of farmers followed integrated farming system (IFS) 1.We analyzed that in survey area Average income of kharif season are 1 crore, in Rabi season 80 lakhs, in zaid season 30 lakhs and by horticulture crops is 20 lakhs. Hence, the More earning season is kharif. The average expenditure of farmers in study area by agriculture. It includes machinery cost Rs. 543621, manure and fertilizers cost Rs. 2323120, seed cost Rs. 2227696, pesticides cost Rs. 507922, irrigation cost Rs. 56516 and labour cost is Rs. 146000. So, the total average annual expenditure of farmers is Rs. 5753975. Hence, he impact of Integrated Farming System on farmers’ income. Average income earned by farmers before Integrated Farming System was Rs 1.5 to Rs. 2.0 lakhs but the average farmers income after Integrated Farming System are Rs. 4.5 lakhs to Rs. 5.0 lakhs. So, the difference is 171.42 percentage (approx) after adopting IFS (integrated farming system).