The study was conducted in North Eastern Hill (NEH) region of India during 2018-2020.Multistage sampling technique was adopted. Sikkim was selected purposively as the controlstate and Nagaland was selected based on the highest area and production under pulses. 60respondents each from organic adopter and non-adopter were selected making a total samplesize of 120. The growth rate in area, production and productivity at the world, India andNEH states were found to be positive. However, higher growth rate were observed forthe NEH region. Significance difference was observed only on cost of fertilizers. The totalcost of rice bean cultivation was lower in organic adopter by 1.71 per cent. The averageyield was significantly higher for the organic adopter. The gross income and net incomewere also higher for the organic adopter. Organic farming was found to be more profitableand it can enhance the farmer’s income. Allocative efficiency indicates that all the resourcesused in the region need to be increase so as to achieve the maximum potential yield andhenceforth increase the returns.
Aims: The study employed ordered logistic regression to assess the determinants of livelihood security of the organic farm households in Sikkim (India).
Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in three blocks of East Sikkim district (viz. Martam, Nangdok and Ranka) between January and December 2019.
Methodology: Multistage sampling technique was adopted for the study. Three blocks were selected and from each block 2 villages were selected at random. At the last stage 150 respondents were selected from 6 villages using random proportional sampling. Ordered logistic regression was applied to assess the determinants of the livelihood security.
Results: Landholding, distance to market and possession of livestock were the significant determinants of livelihood security for the organic farm households in Sikkim.
Conclusion: Livelihood security of the organic farm households in Sikkim was influenced significantly by the determinants like landholding, access to market and possession of livestock. Therefore, livestock rearing practices should be encouraged among the farmers and up to some extent livestock incentives must be given to the farmers of the region. Besides markets for organic products should be encouraged at block level respectively by the central or the state government so that farmer can access to their input and output easily.
Livestock sector act as an alternative source of income for the rural population in the North East Region (NER) of India. But at the same time various limitations hinder the growth of this sector. So, the study was undertaken with the objective to examine the constraints faced by the dairy farmers and consumers of milk and milk products in the region. Assam and Meghalaya were selected purposively as these states were the leading states in cattle population in NER. A random sample of 110 dairy farmers and 174 consumers were selected for collecting primary data on constraints faced by them. The data analyzed using Garret's technique. The major constraints faced by the dairy farmers were the high cost of cattle feed and fodder, inadequate availability of green fodder, lack of organized set up for milk procurement and sale. For the consumers, the major constraints were adulteration, lack of desired quality and inadequate quality control along the value chain. Thus, efforts should be made from the government to take proper steps in regulating the feed prices. Additionally, efforts to set up quality control centre at the block/cluster level so that they can monitor the quality regularly which will further enhance the quality of milk and milk products which would help both the dairy farmers and consumers.
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