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Factors Affecting Gross and Net Income of Farmers in Different Farming Systems

Y.K. Sharma, G.S. Bangarva and S.K. Sharma

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The present investigation was conducted in Dausa district of Rajasthan to study the factors affecting the gross and net income of farmers in different farming system. Education and extension contact have emerged out as the most important factor affecting annual gross income of crop farming system while cast, family type and transport facility have affected significantly the annual net income of crop farming system. Similarly, age cast and size of land holding were the important factor determining annual gross income of Crop + Labour farming system. However, family size positively and significantly and size of land holding negatively correlate in annual net income of Crop + Labour farming system. In the same way herd size was a significant factor in annual gross income of Crop + Dairy farming system. It was interesting to note that all the variables under study were non significantly correlated with annual net income of Crop + Dairy farming system. Family type and size of land holding were positively significant in annual gross income of Crop + Vegetable farming system and extension contact found positively significant correlate in annual net income of Crop + Vegetable farming system

Keyword: Farming system; Crop farm

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