This micro level study, conducted in the Southern Karnataka to examine the sources of income and pattern of household expenditure, revealed that farm activities are the main sources of income in both progressive and less progressive areas and non-farm and off-farm activity (mainl...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1930800
Globally rainfed areas are hotspots of poverty, malnutrition and degradation of natural resources. Government of Karnataka (GoK) has converged all the Government schemes through a mission mode project called as “Bhoochetana” meaning “reviving the soils” to benefit dryland farmers...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45072
The common understanding by the research community is that farmers like to adopt improved varieties. While this is true in general, we often see that some improved varieties are not accepted by farmers. The reasons for such can be many. In this study, an attempt was made to verif...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/44432