Skip to content
Research Article Open access CC BY 4.0

Assessment of the Agroforestry System on Farmers Socioeconomic Status in Azamgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India

Gyan Shri Kaushal, A. J. Raj, Hemant Kumar, Neelam Khare, Shalini Masih, Rajiv Umrao

International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · pp. 476–483 · Published 24 Apr 2023

10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i61846

Abstract

The study investigated that the Socioeconomic status and use of an agroforestry system, 20 farmers from one district, four blocks, and four villages per block were randomly selected. The socioeconomic condition of the agroforestry system in the Azamgarh districts of Uttar Pradesh is based on preliminary study. According to the size of their holdings, the respondents were divided into Palhani, Bilariyaganj, Mehnagar, and Jahanaganj block farmers, and observations were made about their socioeconomic profiles. Farmers ranged in age from middle-aged to elderly; the majority had completed middle school, whereas large farmers were more likely to have completed high school; most of them were nuclear families with semi-cemented or cemented homes and had more than 10 years of expertise in agriculture and agroforestry. Their family sizes ranged from medium to big, or over 5 individuals. In the three categories of farmers, the risk orientation ranged from low to medium; the scientific orientation was of a medium degree. The large farmers were found to be more exposed to the media, and most farmers were found to attend group meetings. Smallholder farmers, especially in developing nations, contribute significantly to local, regional, and economies as a result of socioeconomic and environmental constraints. About 75% of the world's agricultural land is used by smallholders.

Agroforestry farming system farmers socioeconomic status

References (10)

  1. 1 The Number, Size, and Distribution of Farms, Smallholder Farms, and Family Farms Worldwide [DOI]
  2. 2 Agroforestry delivers a win-win solution for ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa. A meta-analysis [DOI]
  3. 3 Tropical Homegardens: a Time-Tested Example of Sustainable Agroforestry [DOI]
  4. 4 Drivers of farmers’ decisions to adopt agroforestry: Evidence from the Sudanian savanna zone, Burkina Faso [DOI]
  5. 5 Area under agroforestry in India: An assessment for present status and future perspective
  6. 6 Determinants of Climate Smart Agriculture Technology Adoption in the Drought Prone Districts of Malawi using a Multivariate Probit Analysis [DOI]
  7. 7 Agroforestry - The Most Resilient Farming System for the Hilly Northwest of Vietnam [DOI]
  8. 8 Productivity analysis of timber and fruit tree-based agroforestry practices in Madhupur Sal forest, Bangladesh [DOI]
  9. 9 Analysis Socioeconomic Status of Farmers Adopted Agroforestry of Basavanapura and Hejjige Village, Nanjangud, India [DOI]
  10. 10 African Journal of Agricultural Research [DOI]

Cited by 2

Impact assessment of the adaptation of modernization to the Indian agrarian society: Empirical evidence from the Haraiya Block of Azamgarh District, Uttar Pradesh

K. M. Reetu Rani, Alok Kumar Dubey, Mahvish Anjum · Irrigation and Drainage · 2024

Showing 1 of 2 known citations — external sources report more than can currently be individually listed.

Related research

Article metrics

Real usage data collected on this platform.

57

Page views

0

PDF downloads

9

Outbound clicks

2

Citations

Views over time

Views by country

Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".

Traffic sources

Referring site, by host.

Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.