Author(s):

Vikas Singh Sengar, RR Verma, Riyaz Ahmad, KK Singh and Ajay Singh

Abstract: Chickpea is an important crop with a view of food and nutritional value and also income and employment generation ability, possibility to raise the cropping intensity due to its nature of best fit with food grain production system. Keeping in view the importance of the chickpea a study on An Economic study of farm structure, cropping pattern and cropping intensity of chickpea farms in Auraiya District of Uttar Pradesh was specifically carried out. District Auraiya was purposively selected and one block, namely, Auraiya having highest acreage under gram was selected purposively for the study, a List of the villages of selected block was prepared along with acreage under Chickpea cultivation and 5 villages were selected randomly for study. Ultimately 100 respondents were selected following proportionate random sampling. Finally 45 marginal (below 1 ha), 35 small (1-2 ha) and 20 medium (2-4 ha & above). The data were collected by personal interview technique with the help of pre-tested structured schedule. The period of enquiry pertain to the agricultural year 2017-18. The average size of holding of marginal, small, and medium, farms were found 0.64, 1.41, and 3.06 hectares, respectively with an overall average size of land holding was estimated as 1.39 hectare. Overall per farm investment was observed Rs. 211801.35 and per hectare investment rs. 190780.79 in the study area. Per farm investment revealed direct relationship with the farm size while per hetare investment gives in direct relationship with the farm size. Bajra, wheat and moong were the major crops of kharif, rabi and zaid season, respectively. The overall average cropping intensity on sample farms observed 210.79 per cent. Cropping intensity was found highest on marginal farms 215.63 per cent followed by small 211.35 per cent, and medium 206.53 per cent, respectively. Cropping intensity was inversely related with farm size. Investment per farm and per hectare on building and livestock were inversely related with farm size.

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