Impact of Institutional Credit on Cropping Pattern and Farm Structure in Fakharpur Block of Bahraich District of Uttar Pradesh
Harendra Pratap Singh Choudhri *
Department of Agricultural Economics, ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.)-224229, India.
G. P. Singh
Department of Agricultural Economics, ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.)-224229, India.
Supriya .
Department of Agricultural Economics, ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.)-224229, India.
Ajeet Kumar
Department of Agricultural Economics, ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.)-224229, India.
P. Mishra
College of Agriculture, Powarkheda, JNKVV (M.P.), India.
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Abstract
Finance in agriculture is as important as development of technology because new technology of farming cannot be adopted at field level by resource poor farmers. This view is also supported by Banerjee [1], Jugale [2] and Kalhon & Karam [3]. But the real picture of Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh was unavailable in this regard. Having the importance of financial support in agriculture in view a sample study was conducted in Fakharpur block of Bahraich district of U.P. Purposive cum proportionate random sampling technique was applied to select the sample respondents. Personal interview technique was used to collect the primary data. Simple tabular analysis (percentages and averages) were done to present the result. The study was conducted during 2017-19 and the final result obtained from this study in dicate that financial support from institutional credit agencies are quite helpful in the study area to improve the position of crop production and financial upliftment of rural poors through additional generation of finance and employment in agriculture.
Keywords: Institutional credit, cropping pattern, farm structure, agricultural finance