The assessment of the socio economic impacts of climate. The socioeconomic impact of commercial agriculture on rural. The main aim of this study is to examine the socioeconomic status of farmers and their perception about technology adoption using a case study of udham singh nagar district of uttarakhand. Materials and methods description of study area the study was conducted in karnal district of haryana. Socioeconomic status of farmers and their perception about. Socioeconomic factors affecting smallholder farming and. Towards a definition of socioeconomic research for the. It is widely accepted that there are socioeconomic inequalities in oral health. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Socioeconomic status of farmers plays a key role in agriculture. Census bureau 2015, womens poverty rates were once again substantially above the poverty rates for men.
College of arts and science pudukkottai pudukkottai dear madam. Dairying has become an important secondary source of income for millions of rural families and has assumed the most important role in providing employment and income generating opportunities particularly for marginal and women farmers. Socioeconomic characteristics of farmers as correlates of. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 93 cocoa farmers for the study. In this study, the socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers were used, in assessing cocoa farmers production in the study area. Construction of socioeconomic status indices for arable. The study also identifies socioeconomic characteristics of farmers and their perceived impact of fertilizer application. For the purpose of the database, socioeconomic benefits refer to benefits offered to a community as a whole through the use of gm crops, and can include longterm impacts on the prevailing economic conditions, on levels of education, on the family unit or on employment levels. Impact of microcredit scheme on socioeconomic status of. Assessing the socioeconomic impact of drought in goedgevonden village, ventersdorp.
The broad objective of this study is to analyze the socio economic factors and profitability of rice production among smallscale farmers in ebonyi state. Methodology the study was carried out in cross rivers state of nigeria. Socioeconomic status, which is a measure of an individuals or familys economic and social position based on education, income and occupation, is a strong predictor of how healthy you can be. The pandemic caused the largest global recession in history, with more than a third of. Socioeconomic characteristics and poverty among smallscale. It is observed that eventually with time there has been a significant change in the overall life style of the farmers. Role of goats in livelihood security of rural poor in the. Th e nature of a proposed development and its socioeconomic and cultural context helps defi ne the seia expectations. The socio economic characteristic of groundnut farmers in the study area as shown in table 1 indicates that the majority of the farmers 48. Review of the environmental and socioeconomic barriers. Uptake of sustainable farming practices, and organic farming may be constrained by ability and willingness to adopt. Socioeconomic condition of agricultural labourers depends upon a number of factors, e. The assessment of the socioeconomic impacts of climate change at household level and policy implications 7 other, eventually determines the final welfare impact of climate changes locally in any time perspective. Socioeconomic factors affecting the adoption of improved.
Evidence indicates that socioeconomic status affects overall wellbeing and quality of life for women. Full text pdf assessing knowledge of tribal farmers regarding scientific animal husbandry practices. In addition there are 30,000 medium farmers, with land in excess of. Number of family members, debt, loan recovery capacity, number of animals, cultivated crops, source of income and source of irrigation were some of the common terms taken from the literature for the discussion on the socio economic status of the farmers. A socioeconomic gradient is found in a range of clinical and selfreported oral health outcomes. Socio economic impacts of droughts and economic instruments. The study area was kakopather and margherita blocks of the district. Farmers perception of new agricultural technology influences their decision to adopt the same. Socio economic status of fish farmers in tripur a, india 17092 internation al journal of current research, vol.
The evidence indicating that an environmental shock may have a positive indirect but a negative direct impact on health is noteworthy. Factors affecting socioeconomic status of farm workers of. The frequency of natural disasters has been increasing over the years, resulting in loss of lives, damage to properties and destruction of the environment. A study on socio economic conditions of farmers in kurnool. Analysis of socioeconomic factors and profitability of rice. Eight factors were considered to study the socio economic status and its association with the participation of the goat farmers. Socio economic status of the farmers in adopted village masudkar dd, kamble vb and anarase ms abstract the present study was undertaken in the latur district of marathwada region maharashtra state. The broad objective of this study is to analyze the socioeconomic factors and profitability of rice production among smallscale farmers in ebonyi state.
Fluctuations in producers incomes and particularly the threat of catastrophic loss, may present difficult welfare problems for rural farmers. The present study describes the socio economic status of tribal farmers of tinsukia district of assam. The 201920 coronavirus pandemic has had farreaching consequences beyond the spread of the covid19 disease itself and efforts to quarantine it. However, this study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of socioeconomic variables of cocoa farmers on cocoa production. Socioeconomic status of tribal farmers of tinsukia district. It identified the socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers and constraints to fadama wetland farming.
Socio economic status ses is established determinant of health. Role of goats in livelihood security of rural poor 761 potential, the productivity and profitability of existing goat production systems needs to be improved substantially. This study focused on the effect of group dynamics features on the socioeconomic status of cocoa farmers in ogun state, nigeria. Jun 29, 2014 farmers perception of new agricultural technology influences their decision to adopt the same. Socioeconomic status ses is defined as a measure of ones combined economic and social status and tends to be positively associated with better health. Role of goats in livelihood security of rural poor in the less favoured environments. Study of socioeconomic status of farmers in drought prone. Figure 2 stages of eia introduction to socioeconomic imp. The socio economic impact of commercial agriculture on rural poor and other vulnerable groups. The present study was conducted to assess the differences in oral hygiene practices among patients from different socioeconomic status ses visiting the outpatient department of the sudha rustagi. Socioeconomic impact of the 201920 coronavirus pandemic.
The study had discussions with key stakeholders at district and community levels as well as randomly sampled households. The study also identifies socio economic characteristics of farmers and their perceived impact of fertilizer application. So keeping these points in mind the study was mainly focused to reveal the socioeconomic variables associated with the farmers of karnal district. The study was conducted in purposively selected bhandara district of maharashtra state. Developers must be familiar with how to determine the scale and scope of issues, and the level of seia required for each phase of eia. This project built upon a previous study that analyzed the socioeconomic impacts of agricultural processing plants in north dakota. The study was conducted following exploratory research design to ascertain the profile characteristics of livestock farmers. In their study, kuwornu, bashiru, and dumayiri 2014, simtowes2010 and oluwatayo 2009 found that male smallholder farmers are less likely to participate in agroprocessing activities than. Socioeconomic status of farmers and their perception. The persons responsible for the project have indicated a desire and willingness to include and incorporate a socio economic and demographic dimension in their data collection, provided some funding support is provided. Large goat farmers rather enjoyed a status of being well off in the society. Socioeconomic factors influencing smallholder farmers.
This study examined the impact of floods on the socioeconomic status of livelihoods for the people of sikaunzwe community in kazungula district of zambia. Of these factors, land tenancy, system of ownership, size of holdings, availability of labour and capital, religion, level of technological development, accessibility to the market. This was done such that the sample represented all farmers targeted by the project giving information on socio economic characteristics, age, education levels, extension services, education, household size and the number of the technologies adopted among others. International journal of innovative researc h and development 20. Number of family members, debt, loan recovery capacity, number of animals, cultivated crops, source of income and source of irrigation were some of the common terms taken from the literature for the discussion on the socioeconomic status of the farmers. Socioeconomic status of tribal farmers of tinsukia. Analysis of socioeconomic factors and profitability of. Whereas, 21% farmers had high socioeconomic status table 3. Socioeconomic impacts of agricultural and nonagricultural economic development in north dakota. In an attempt to study the socioeconomic status of the farmers in canal command area of somkagdar irrigation project of udaipur, rajasthan. Proposal the impact of floods on the socioeconomic. Socioeconomic variables and cocoa production in cross river. The study investigated the impact of fadama ii programme on the socioeconomic statutes of farmers in ugbuawka and nara communities in enugu state, nigeria. Influence of socioeconomic characteristics of farmers on.
Most smallholder farmers in the thulamela local municipality of the vhembe district have failed to achieve food security in spite of considerable investment in agriculture by the south african government. A study was carried out in plec sites of arumeru, arusha, tanzania to evaluate socioeconomic factors that influence farmers livelihood and agrodiversity. Further the farmers are trying to increase their income level by investing more in agriculture activities. The information was collected on the ba sis of personal interview to each of the farmer through a questionnaire. Socioeconomic characteristics of the surveyed farmers in the areas socioeconomic characteristics frequency percentage % gender male 60 80. As the sarscov2 virus has spread around the globe, concerns have shifted from supplyside manufacturing issues to decreased business in the services sector. A comprehensive understanding of the socio economics of goat production would however be a precondition for any intervention for its improvement. It was found that the literacy percentage of the farmers was poor. The number of people at risk has been growing each year and the majority are in developing.
Total 350 goat farmers selected randomly to assess the socio economic status of the goat farmers. Materials and methods the study was conducted in ekiti state, southwestern nigeria. This response concurs well with observed response of winter wheat yields in denmark, where the largest reductions. Farm technology, mardan, socioeconomic problems, small farmers, pakistan citation. These items can be standardized into a socioeconomic scale to measure the socioeconomic status of the heads of arable farm families. Descriptive statistics and linear regression were used to analyze. Eight factors were considered to study the socioeconomic status and its association with the participation of the goat farmers.
In your understanding, what do you understand about costrecovery or privatisation. The universe for the present study was all farmers who got loan from the punjab rural support program in district gujranwala for agricultural purpose. About 59 per cent of the dairy farmers belong to general unreserved category, 25 per cent were backward class and only 8 per cent each of sc and s. Overall low socio economic status of the farmers may be due to various factors such as land typology, low motivational effect. The specific objectives of this study are to examine the socio economic characteristics of the small scale farmers in nigeria. Socio economic and environmental impact assessment of community based smallscale irrigation in the upper awash basin. Socioeconomic impactsagricultural systems springerlink. Mukhtar alam centre for agriculture and rural development by pratosh parihar institute of rural management, jodhpur approved by. Socioeconomic status indices, arable farmers, point biserial correlation, families, family heads. There are numerous sociocultural, economic, political, technological and infrastructural factors which also determine the agricultural land use, cropping patterns and agricultural processes.
Factors affecting socioeconomic status of farm workers of tea industry in himachal pradesh himachal journal of agricultural research 411. A case study of four community based irrigation schemes a thesis presented to the school of graduate studies addis ababa university in the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of. It was hypothesized that socioeconomic characteristics do not significantly affect poverty status of respondents in the study area. Many of the programmes failed before they even took off due to some socioeconomic constraints. Owing to their greater socioeconomic relevance, the growth in goat population in india over the past five decades 1951. Despite the widely purported claim that tobacco farmers benefit economically from tobacco growing and. Socioeconomic factors influencing small scale farmers livelihood and agrodiversity.
The core indicators would, in effect, be an enhancement of the socio economic and demographic component of the mcep. A survey of 59 farmers was made from several villages of satara district. This was done such that the sample represented all farmers targeted by the project giving information on socioeconomic characteristics, age, education levels, extension services, education, household size and the number of the technologies adopted among others. A study on socioeconomic status of farmers of villages in jaisalmair district of rajasthant 1. The socioeconomic status of women employees in the organized sector particularly of women teachers in collegiate service research scholar research guide s. Socioeconomic status can encompass quality of life attributes as well as the opportunities and privileges afforded to people within society. Socioeconomic variables and cocoa production in cross. Socioeconomic status of scheduled tribes international. Kuppuswamys socioeconomic status is an important tool in hospital and community based research in india which was originally. Socioeconomic status socioeconomic status ses encompasses not just income but also educational attainment, financial security, and subjective perceptions of social status and social class. Socio economic and environmental impact assessment of. Group dynamics features and socioeconomic status of cocoa. Findings indicated that majority of the farmers had low to medium profile.
Socioeconomic factors influencing small scale farmers. Therefore, the focus of this study is to ascertain the challenges of access to agricultural information that farmers are facing, particularly the farmers who are not illiterates, in the punjab, pakistan. The economic, financial and production shocks which rural farmers are exposed to cause farm profits to vary hence affects the household income of rural farmers. Status of milk production and economic profile of dairy. Total 350 goat farmers selected randomly to assess the socioeconomic status of the goat farmers. In the literature on social research methodology, one of the most. I include definitions, theoretical background, and empirical support for each of. A study on socioeconomic status of farmers of villages in. The study therefore recommended that the municipality, community, private sector, farmers and education work together to enable the community to attain knowledge and skills that will. Wider socioeconomic benefits could include the provision of local organic produce helping to reconnect farmers and consumers and retain money in the local economy e.
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