Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2016

CROPPING PATTERN INFLUENCES ON FARMERS SUICIDE: A CASE STUDY OF KARNATAKA

Dr. E. Thippeswamy

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 Agriculture is the mainstay of our people and plays a significant role in the overall economic development of Karnataka. More than 70 percent of the farmers working in this sector are marginal and small farmers. Though the food grain crops are dominant in the state, the area covered under food crops has been shown marginal decline during the study period compared to the total cropped area. The present study has undertaken to examine changing cropping pattern influences on the farmers’ suicides in Karnataka. The study provides insight into their underlying causes of farmers’ suicides and symptomatic of a deep–rooted crisis in agriculture. Results of the study reported that the average size of the landholdings of the marginal and small farmers is economically unviable and unprofitable for the adoption of modern mechanization. Both production and yield of major food grains were found to be more volatile however it was visible the production and yield with respect to non–food grains has been continuously increasing except 2014–15 whereas yield was declined. The low returns for the production of food grains forced the farmers to change their preference for production of commercialized crops rather than production of subsistence crops. Furthermore, stand still in yield and unattractive minimum support price made agriculture unprofitable. Finally, the uneconomical holdings, frequent failure of cash crops and more volatile prices of commercial crops increased the agrarian distress and push more and more farmers to commit suicide in the state.

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Dr.E.THIPPESWAMY CROPPING PATTERN INFLUENCES ON FARMERS SUICIDE: A CASE STUDY OF KARNATAKA International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 7|July 2016

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