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Vol. 11, Special Issue 12 (2022)

Comparative study of mental health of farmers of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra engaged in integrated farming system

Author(s):
Shweta Khobragade, S Mohapatra, M Mahananda and Aarti Singh
Abstract:
Adoption of Integrated Farming System (IFS) prompts supportability and soundness in farm pay through numerous undertakings that focus on the greatest usage of accessible regular assets to meet the family needs. It targets creating a limited level of farm pay expected for the homestead family to keep up with a supported interest in cultivating along these lines keeping the movement of individuals from cultivating area. The farmers have become aware of integrated farming systems fairly and widely about each and every component. Due to high risk, management, production issue, marketing, and climate changes cause mental and stress problems faced by the integrated farming system farmers in various enterprises. Farming organizations work in a setting of debilitating terms of exchange for horticultural produce, eccentric item showcases, decreased chance of off-field work, expanding cost of homestead apparatus and creation, loss of homestead or work due to yield or creation disappointment, and shifting government strategyon natural and financial issues. As a result, it's difficult to get a clear and comprehensive picture of mental health disorders, which can vary from stress to worry and depression to, at the extreme end, suicide. Few occupations have changed more dramatically during the last few decades than farming and the number of farmers has decreased in India due to uncertainty in this profession. Regardless of topographical and political contrasts, similar patterns and the requests and stressors ranchers face in a quickly changing area give off an impression of being comparative across borders. The data obtained were quantified and put to statistical analysis for drawing meaningful conclusions. This paper concluded that there was an overall positive response of farmers and need for a strategy to improve farmer health.
Pages: 346-349  |  522 Views  257 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Shweta Khobragade, S Mohapatra, M Mahananda and Aarti Singh. Comparative study of mental health of farmers of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra engaged in integrated farming system. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 2022; 11(12S): 346-349.

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