Impact of NICRA Projecton Farm Income and Farm Productivity of Participant Farmers in Lakhimpur District of Assam
Sobnam Sultana *
APART, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barpeta-781316, Assam, India.
Pabitra K. Das
Department of Extension Education, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, BiswanathChariali-784176, Assam, India.
Dipankar Saikia
Department of Extension Education, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa-848125, Samastipur, Bihar, India.
Indrajit Barman
Department of Extension Education, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, BiswanathChariali-784176, Assam, India.
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Abstract
The present study was conducted in Lakhimpur district of Assam to measure the impact of the interventions of the National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) Project on farm income and farm productivity of the participant farmers. A total of 160 farmers (80 NICRA participant farmers and 80 non-participant farmers) were selected randomly for the purpose. The data were collected by a personal interview with the help of a structured schedule. The data collected were classified, tabulated and statistically analyzed. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the participant farmers (68.75%) were in the medium farm income category, while non-participant farmers (81.25%) were in the low farm income category. Majority of both participant farmers and non-participant farmers (63.75%) had a medium level of rice productivity. Majority of the participant farmers (62.50%) had a medium level of productivity of potato crop while most of the non-participant farmers (56.25%) had a medium level of productivity of potato crop Majority of the participant farmers (56.25%) had a medium level of productivity of rapeseed crop while the majority of the non-participant's farmers (67.50%) had a low level of productivity of rapeseed crop.
Keywords: NICRA, participant farmers, farm income, farm productivity