Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2023)

Author(s):
Bodke BG, Kadam JR, Sawant PA and Warwadekar SC

Abstract:
The present study was undertaken with the main objective to study the association between profile of the respondents and impact of integrated farming systems in terms of change in income due to adoption of integrated farming system. The study was conducted in four district i.e. Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigad and Palghar districts of Konkan region of Maharashtra. In all 200 respondents were selected by using multi stage sampling techniques. The “Ex-Post-Facto” research design was used for conducting the study. The data were collected through the personal interview. The data collected were processed and statistically analyzed by using statistical technique like chi-square test. Among the thirteen selected independent variables namely age, farming experience, land holding, major occupation, annual income, cropping pattern, productivity level, livestock possession, information seeking behavior, economic motivation and risk orientation were shown significant association with impact of integrated farming system while education and irrigation status shows highly significant association with impact of integrated farming system in term of change in income.