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Title: SAGACITY ON DROUGHT : AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF RAJASTHAN FARMERS
Authors: Dr. G.Jaya , Dr. Shahaji Phand , Dr. K.C. Gummagolmath and Dileep Kumar.G
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Dr. G.Jaya1 , Dr. Shahaji Phand2 , Dr. K.C. Gummagolmath3 and Dileep Kumar.G4 1. Director, Centre for Capacity Building of Agri-Institutions, National Institute of Agricultural Extension (MANAGE) Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 2. Assistant Director (Allied Extension), National Institute of Agricultural Extension (MANAGE) Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 3. Director(M&E),National Institute of Agricultural Extension(MANAGE)Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 4. Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Capacity Building of Agri-Institutions, National Institute of Agricultural Extension(MANAGE)Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
MLA 8 Jaya, Dr. G., et al. "SAGACITY ON DROUGHT : AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF RAJASTHAN FARMERS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 6, no. 12, Dec. 2021, pp. 4945-4960, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i12.032. Accessed Dec. 2021. APA 6 Jaya, D., Phand, D., Gummagolmath, D., & G, D. (2021, December). SAGACITY ON DROUGHT : AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF RAJASTHAN FARMERS. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 6(12), 4945-4960. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i12.032 Chicago Jaya, Dr. G., Dr. Shahaji Phand, Dr. K.C. Gummagolmath, and Dileep Kumar. G. "SAGACITY ON DROUGHT : AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF RAJASTHAN FARMERS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 6, no. 12 (December 2021), 4945-4960. Accessed December, 2021. doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i12.032.
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Abstract: The present study is carried out with an objective to understand the perceptions of farmers on constraints faced by them in the incidence of drought. A total of 202 farmers from Dausa and Tonk districts of Rajasthan were interviewed personally and also Focused-Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted. Rank Based Quotient (RBQ) technique was used to rank the constraints that are faced by farming community during the incidence of drought. The results on perception of the farmers indicated that reduction in yield and consequent reduction in employment and decline in income are the major constraints faced by the farmers in the study area. Farmers also perceived strongly that there is an increase in price of consumables which led to increase in cost of living. Migration to other regions, sale of livestock, indebtedness were some of the other constraints as perceived by the farmers in the study area. Findings of the study revealed that the farmers felt decline in agricultural yield as major constraint with an RBQ value of 92.48. Crop yields and employment are directly proportional to each other. The constraint unemployment occupied second position with a score of 92.38 RBQ among all the constraints. The results of the study indicate that the above mentioned constraints adversely affect the wellbeing of farmers in the region. Agricultural Extension service providers can play key role in providing timely advisories relating to occurrence of drought, selection of crops, varieties of seeds, contingency crop plan, soil and water conservation measures, cultivation practices and crop management, post-harvest and marketing.

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