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K. Harishankar

Publications (4)

Economic Assessment of Milk Production with Improved Fodder in Tamil Nadu, Southern India: Two-stage Least Square Approach

K. Harishankar, K. R. Ashok, V. Saravanakumar, M. R. Duraisamy & N. Maragatham · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2022

Dairying has been an important auxiliary enterprise and regular source of income to the farmers. Indian dairy industry has grown commendably with the seven-fold rise in milk output since independence; however, the productivity of the milch animals was relatively low owing to inad...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i1331710

Determinants of Income Diversification among Dairy Farm Households in Tamil Nadu

K. Harishankar, K. R. Ashok, V. Saravanakumar, K. Shalander, M. R. Duraisamy & N. Maragatham · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

Dairy farming is the subsidiary occupation for millions of farmers in India. Due to risks and uncertainties in rainfed areas, crop production alone was not much remunerative. Diversifying dairy with the crop and allied activities would generate better income, nutritional security...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i630909

How the Banana Farmers are Efficient? An Evidence from the Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu

T. S. Duraiprasanth, S. Senthilnathan, R. Senthilkumar, S. Anandi & K. Harishankar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

Aims: The main aim of this study is to assess the resource use efficiency and technical efficiency of banana production and to determine factors that influence the technical efficiency of banana production in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu. Place and Duration of Study: Th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i1031083

Assessment of Irrigation Water Loss and Water Balance in the Thenpennaiyaru Basin of Tamil Nadu, India

M. Venkatesh, A. Vidhyavathi, D. Suresh Kumar, A. Raviraj, M. R. Duraisamy & K. Harishankar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

This study employed a comprehensive technique for the systematic estimate of the water balance in Thenpennaiyaru river basin irrigation systems (TRB-IS) in Tamil Nadu, India. KRP reservoir and Sathanur reservoir in TRB are the primary water sources in the study area. We computed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i1031138