STUDY ON LIVELIHOOD AND SCOPE OF VALUE ADDITION: A CASE OF JAMNAGAR DISTRICT OF GUJARAT

DIVYA SAVALIYA¹, K.A. KHUNT², V.P. CHAUDHARI³, K. MAHAMMADHUSEN⁴*, H.V. KAMANI^5
1PGIABM, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001
²PGIABM, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001
³PGIABM, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001
⁴Department of Agricultural Economics, Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagadh, 362001
⁵Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD), Mithapur, 361 345, Okhamandal, Gujarat
* Corresponding Author : mhusen.786@gmail.com

Received : 09-04-2016     Accepted : 16-04-2016     Published : 21-06-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 21       Pages : 1376 - 1380
Int J Agr Sci 8.21 (2016):1376-1380

Keywords : Gini coefficient, Total income, Net income, Value addition, Cluster
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

An attempt has been made for studying rural development activities in the Okhamandal area of Gujarat. The Gini coefficient was estimated to 0.043. Among all the ten groups, Madhav group had the highest share (17.38 %) in total income. Regarding the value addition in the Okhamandal area about 23 per cent farmers did the value addition which was very poor as compare to their future expectations i.e. 82 per cent farmers. The highest scope of value addition was observed in commodities like chillies (27 farmers), tomato (20 farmers) and groundnut (48 farmers). Per acre net income was obtained Rs, 6,03,526. The crops like sapota, coconut, coriander, chillies, brinjal and cotton were the major sources of farm income. In case of animal husbandry, the average gross income received per cluster from animal husbandry was estimated at Rs. 1,19,502 per annum. Labour activities in the form of driving, industrial and agril labour, masonry works etc. were the major alternative sources of income in the study area.