Economic Performance of Organic and Modern  Agriculture System in Karnataka � An Empirical Study

Dr. Siddaraju V. G; Dr. M. Indira

Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Economic Performance of Organic and Modern Agriculture System in Karnataka � An Empirical Study

Dr. Siddaraju V. G, Dr. M. Indira

Abstract :

Agriculture is the main source of national income and the performance of the agricultural sector influences the pace of the growth rate of the Indian Economy. Many farmers who adopted organic farming methods early in this period were motivated by reasons relating to the health and safety of their families, consumers, and livestock, and by idealistic convictions about soil and land stewardship. In this context, the present study tries to analyse the economic performance of organic agriculture and modern agriculture systems and compare them. The study revealed that farm business income from organic agriculture is greater than that from modern agriculture in the case of coconut, arecanut, paddy and sugarcane.