Social Impact of Contract Farming On Farmers Practicing Contract Farming

Harish N.¹

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.5 , Issue.9 , pp.54-60, Sep-2019

Online published on Sep 30, 2019

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Abstract :
This article focused on the social impact of contract farming on respondents who are involved in contract farming. The various social indicators of impact on contract framers are discussed. The study was conducted in two districts of Karnataka state viz., Bangalore Rural and Tumakuru. Two taluks each from each districts, Tumakuru and Gubbi taluks from Tumakuru district and Nelamangala and Doddaballapura taluks from Bangalore Rural district were selected. Total three crops were selected purposively namely Gherkin, Watermelon, Tomato. The respondents were selected based on simple random sampling techniques; the sample size was Gherkin 35, Tomato 35, Watermelon 10 and non contract farmers 20 from each taluks of two districts.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Contract Farming, Social Impact, Economic Impact, Health Care, etc

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