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Institutional and policy innovations for accelerated and enhanced impacts
T6-25P-1204
Socio-Economic Profile of Farmers of North Alluvial Plane of Bihar
Amrendra Kumar * , Anjani Kumar, Sudeepa Kumari Jha, Rabindra Kumar,
Sumit Kumar Singh and Priyanka Kumari
ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Patna-14
*amrendra14d@gmail.com
The economic condition of farmers in Bihar is totally dependent on cultivation of field crops
and allied activities. Most of the population is engaged in farming completely linked to the
agriculture and its associated activities only few engaged in other activities (MGNREGA, small
vender etc.). (Vijoy, 2014). Cropping system of north Bihar is pre-dominated by cereal crop
(rice-wheat) but slight change was noticed in cropping pattern during last four decade.
Production and productivity of all the principal crops were increased but performance of rice
which is staple food crop of the region, has been impressive in irrigated field but in rainfed and
water-logged situation condition are still alarming. Maize cultivation and its productivity
increased due to adoption of Rabi maize and hybrid variety introduction in large scale.
However, pulses and oilseeds production witnessed a setback due to decline in area and almost
stagnant productivity (Kumar et al., 2017). The major constrain for crop grower farmers are
small and fragmented land holding, non- availability of seed/planting material, high cost of
input, high incidence of pest and diseases and less mechanization. In case of livestock
production: infertility, lack of proper dairy management practices, non-availability of improved
breed, lack of balancing food are the major one (Bhutia et al., 2017).
Methodology
A survey programme organized under New Extension Methodology and Approaches (NEMA)
program to study the socio-economic profile of farmers of zone I (north alluvial plane) in the
year 2019. KVKs of three districts viz; West Champaran, Sheohar and Begusarai which are
located in north, central and south portion of the zone were selected. Total 645 respondent were
participated from which 121, 136 and 418 were from Sheohar, Begusarai and West Champaran,
respectively.
Results
On the basis of data collected as seen in table, it was found that in most of the family head
involve in agriculture was male member (80.93 %) and female as head was only (19.07 %).
Based on land holding classification out of 645 farmers, 188 farmers belong to marginal class,
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