Socio economic aspect of organic farming practices for improving farmer’s income in some locations of Kerala, India

Karunakaran, N; Sadiq, M. S.

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“…Some scholars gave a negative answer, for some farmer households are crowded out by the high input and low output of green APs production [4][5][6]. Meanwhile, most scholars argued that the benefits of farmer households from green APs production are greatly affected by product prices; since the high-quality of green APs brings good prices [7], green APs production could definitely increase farmer household income [8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

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Could the Production of Green Agricultural Products Increase Farmer Household Income? - An Empirical Analysis on Farmer Households in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Liu¹,

Yuan-feng²

2020

IJSDP

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To achieve high-quality development of agriculture, it is important to improve quality and increase benefits. The quality of agriculture can be improved through the production of green agricultural products (APs). However, the key to achieving high-quality development of agriculture is to increase benefits, i.e. increase the income of farmer household, through the production of green APs. To judge whether green APs production could boost farmer household income, this paper collects data from questionnaire survey on farmer households in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR), and assesses the impact of green APs production on farmer household income by descriptive analysis and the model of treatment effects. The results show that green APs production had a significant positive impact on the net mean income per mu of farmer households in crop farming, i.e. green APs production obviously promotes farmer household income. The research findings help to promote green production of farmer households and achieve high-quality development of agriculture.

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Could the Production of Green Agricultural Products Increase Farmer Household Income? - An Empirical Analysis on Farmer Households in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Liu¹,

Yuan-feng²

2020

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“…Organic farmers often receive higher and more stable prices for their products and the net economic return per hectare is often higher than that of conventionally produced crops (Bolwig, et al 2009; and Valkila, 2009) [1][2][3]5,6,[8][9][10][11] and organic inputs are often cheaper and total production costs thus lower (Eyhorn, et. al, 2007 andValkila, 2009).…”

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“…al, 2007 andValkila, 2009). [1][2][3]5,6,[9][10][11]13,14,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] But the argument in favour of productivity is questioned by some case studies. On the other hand, organic production comes along with high entry costs, including higher labour requirements that often cannot be met by household resources, the need for increased knowledge and training, substantial certification costs and sometimes the need to purchase expensive organic inputs (Chongtham, et al, 2010).…”

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“…of Kerala, 2008). 2 This input-intensive (of water, chemical fertilizer and chemical pesticides) technology along with prejudiced pricing policies for fertilizers and irrigation water, are environmentally unsustainable (Sankar U, 2011). 3 The agriculture practice based on synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides is having serious impacts on public health and the environment (Bhardwaj D, et.…”

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Status, benefits and future prospects of organic farming in India: A review

Babu

Karunakaran

2021

JMRA

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Agriculture is still a major livelihood option for majority of population especially in developing counties. While addressing the global food demand, it should also be sustainable in nature in the sense that it should not directly or indirectly cause to depletion of natural resources and the ecosystem in general. Conventional farming is often based on excessive and unscientific use of chemical fertilizer, pesticide and insecticides. It is argued that conventional farming contributes to climate change, depleting fresh water resources, degrading soil fertility and polluting the environment. From this angle, organic farming is suggested as an alternative to conventional farming since its principles and philosophy are entirely different and it has an edge over conventional farming on various grounds. Considering the fact that organic agriculture covers only a small percentage of the net sworn area especially in the case of developing countries like India, whether organic agriculture is a better option to follow, is a pertinent question. In this context, this paper attempts to examine some of the major relevant literature (from year 2000 to 2021) on various aspects of organic farming like definition, principles, and proposed benefits (environmental, economic and social), present status in India, and its prospects.

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“…The assessment of economic efficiency was carried out by the parameters of profit per 1 ha of crop rotation (sowing) area and profitability of production. The cost of operational activities was modelled according to [24] taking into account the technological operations of organic farming [25]. The method [26] was used to calculate the cost of production.…”

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Ecological and economic aspects of the efficiency of Polissia organic plant models

Khalep

Moskalenko

2020

Agric. resour. econ.

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Purpose. The objective of the article is to investigate theoretically the possibility of harmonization of ecological and economic aspects of functioning of organic agricultural products production models under natural and climatic conditions of crop enterprises of Polissia zone in the Region of Chernihiv. Methodology / approach. The study was conducted at the Institute of Agricultural Microbiology and Agro-Industrial Manufacture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine during 2011–2020. The analysis of ecological and economic efficiency of organic crop rotations was made based on the results of the proprietary research on the example of generalization of predicted results of the developed standard models of organic crop rotations at crop enterprises of Polissia zone. Main methods: modelling (development, in particular, of standard models of crop rotations, modelling of the size of fertilizer potential over time by years); predicting (prediction of receipt and expenditure of nutrients, organic matter), balance (calculation of balances of humus and key nutrients), calculation and design (calculation of the basic parameters of economic efficiency); abstract and logical (formulation of the provisions of the article based on the analysis of studies of other authors, drawing conclusions based on the results of studies conducted). Results. Developed typical crop rotation models are characterized by positive predictive humus balances and acceptable key nutrient balances (NPK). With the implementation of ‘organic’ prices for agricultural products, most crops achieve an acceptable level of profitability. However, in order to achieve a competitive level of profitability of organic production, it must be provided with an appropriate economic mechanism of its functioning, in particular higher prices compared to traditional agricultural products, etc. Harmonization of economic and ecological aspects in simulated crop rotations is achieved primarily by selecting crops with high yields, which are mainly characterized by insufficient or low level of ecological efficiency, and crops with high or medium ecological efficiency, which having insufficient or low economic efficiency, compensate mostly negative ecological consequences of growing crops with high economic efficiency. This is accompanied by achievement of the ecological balance of agrocenoses and an acceptable level of economic efficiency of organic models. The practical aspect of the activities of specific farms in relation to the choice of the appropriate model of organic management should take into account not only considerations of ecological and economic efficiency, but also the level of resource provision within these limits. Originality / scientific novelty. The possibility of harmonization of economic and ecological aspects and achievement of their acceptable level in crop rotations of organic agriculture for crop enterprises has been theoretically substantiated. For the first time, the methodological approach developed by the authors on the distribution of costs for the production and application of organic fertilizers between crops during crop rotation in proportion to the duration and amount of fertilization was implemented. Practical value / implications. Typical models of crop rotations of organic farming for crop enterprises in Polissia were developed. Methods of choosing a certain model were proposed both according to the criteria of ecological and economic efficiency, and taking into account the organizational and economic capabilities and resource provision of a particular business entity.

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Socio economic aspect of organic farming practices for improving farmer’s income in some locations of Kerala, India

Cited by 6 publications

References 3 publications

Could the Production of Green Agricultural Products Increase Farmer Household Income? - An Empirical Analysis on Farmer Households in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Could the Production of Green Agricultural Products Increase Farmer Household Income? - An Empirical Analysis on Farmer Households in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Status, benefits and future prospects of organic farming in India: A review

Ecological and economic aspects of the efficiency of Polissia organic plant models

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