Abstract: India is the agriculture based country in the world and most of the people were depend on agriculture mode of life. The major livelihoods in this area of the study are related to irrigation based agricultural practices. How far irrigation has influence on income of youth cultivators? What is the other non-water related factors influencing income level of youth cultivators? The paper addresses these questions. Irrigation plays an important role in improving production and productivity of agriculture.
The present research study try to highlight the involvement of youth in agricultural activities and income impact of irrigation study has been done in Nalluru village of Davanagere district, Karnataka. Consisting of 150 households, having different livelihoods, a set of 55 respondents have been found out whose main occupation is cultivation and annual income comes under below poverty line (BPL). Among these 55 cultivators a sample of 20 youth cultivators has been selected by using simple random sampling without replacement (SRSWOR) method and further required data have been collected for this sample group using a pre-tested questionnaire consisting of both quantitative and qualitative variables. Finally, conclude the findings of study.
Keywords: Rural Youth, Agricultural activities, Irrigation, Income, Cultivation.
Title: THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT AND INCOME: A CASE STUDY OF DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, KARNATAKA
Author: SHIVANNA H. S, Dr. CHANDRASHEKAR
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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