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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 3
First page : (278) Last page : (284)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8145

A Study on Economic Viability of Small and Marginal Farmers in Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh

M. Ramakrishna^1* , I. Bhavani Devi², S. Rajeswari³, P.V. Satyagopal⁴ and G. Mohan Naidu^5
1Ph.D scholar, ²Professor and Head, ³Assistant Professor,
Department of Agricultural Economics, S V Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
⁴Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Extension,
Agricultural College, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
⁵Professor and Head, Department of Statistics and Mathematics,
S V Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: mandlaramakrishna@gmail.com
Received: 3.05.2020  |  Revised: 8.06.2020   |  Accepted: 13.06.2020 

 ABSTRACT

Indian agriculture is dominated by small and marginal farmers. They cultivate around 44 per cent of the area and they produce around 60 per cent of the total food grain production (49% of rice, 40% of wheat, 29% of coarse cereals and 27% of pulses) and over half of the country’s fruits and vegetables production (Agricultural census, 2014). Therefore, small farmers are responsible for diversification and food security of the country. But, with very little marketable surplus, their farming is hardly commercial. They may be efficient, but their viability is a big concern. This paper aims at analyzing the economic viability of small and marginal holders considering the average incomes generated from different sources in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The farmers were categorized into two groups on the basis of economic surplus left with a farm household after deducting the domestic expenditure from the sum of net returns from agriculture, livestock and dairy plus off-farm income of the respective farm household. The farmers having positive economic surplus were grouped as viable farmers and the farmers with negative economic surplus were categorized as non-viable farmers.

Keywords: Income, Expenditure, Economic surplus and Viability,

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Cite this article: Ramakrishna, M., Bhavani Devi, I., Rajeswari, S., Satyagopal, P.V., & Mohan Naidu, G. (2020). A Study on Economic Viability of Small and Marginal Farmers in Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(3), 278-284. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8145