Vol. 7, Special Issue 6 (2019)
Paddy - Pulses system as an alternative resilient technology for livelihood security at NICRA Village in Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu
Author(s): A Anuratha, M Ramasubramanian, V Vigila and R Ramesh
Abstract: Economics of paddy followed pulses system was studied in comparison with economics of paddy-fallow system. Farmers of the Rayapuram, Keezhapattu, Tamil Nadu state are generally keeping the land fallow after harvesting rabi paddy due to water scarcity resulting in less income during rabi. As an alternative to the paddy-fallow system, farmers of the Rayapuram, Keezhapattu, Tamil Nadu state were educated by the scientists of KVK, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur district under “National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)†project to grow black gram (ADT 5) as a relay crop after rabi paddy i.e., paddy-pulses system. All the cost economics including cost of cultivation, gross returns, net returns and cost benefit ratio of both the systems were calculated to recommend the best economical and sustainable system to the farmers. The net returns obtained from paddy-pulses (black gram) system were recorded as Rs.98,733 /- ha-1 compared to Rs. 54,633/- ha-1 from paddy-fallow system. The cost benefit ratio of both the systems was calculated and paddy- pulses (black gram) system recorded the higher cost benefit ratio (1:3.03) than the paddy-fallow system (1:2.43). Hence, it was concluded that, paddy- pulses system was the best economical income generation practice suitable to the prevailing situation of the village and was the best alternative system to paddy-fallow system
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A Anuratha, M Ramasubramanian, V Vigila and R Ramesh. Paddy - Pulses system as an alternative resilient technology for livelihood security at NICRA Village in Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2019; 7(6): 480-482.
