BEST OPTIMAL PLAN FOR SEWAGE AFFECTED FARMS IN MADURAI DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU

J.S. AMARNATH¹*, U. SRIDEVI^2
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, 625 104
²Department of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, 625 104
* Corresponding Author : jootuamar@gmail.com

Received : 13-10-2017     Accepted : 23-10-2017     Published : 30-10-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 50       Pages : 4857 - 4860
Int J Agr Sci 9.50 (2017):4857-4860

Keywords : Best management practices, averting inputs, dairy and poultry
Academic Editor : A. Daniel Viswasam Samuel
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to Department of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, 625 104
Author Contribution : Both the authors equally contributed

The study was conducted in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu to study the best optimal plan for sewage affected farms.In seriously affected farms of Avaniyapuram and Sakkimangalam study area, optimal plan I revealed that by optimization of available resources, an increase of net income of 6.95 per cent and 7.18 per cent respectively as compared to the existing plan could be attained. The optimal plan II revealed that an increased net income of 49.87 per cent and 51.25 per cent respectively could be attained as compared to the optimal plan I by inclusion of diary and poultry enterprises. In low affected farms of Avaniyapuram and Sakkimangalam study area, optimal plan I achieved an increased net income of 10.69 and 8.66 per cent respectively as compared to the existing plan. Optimal plan II revealed still higher net income of 30.51 per cent and 31.91 per cent respectively as compared to the optimal plan I could be attained with inclusion of diary enterprise alone. Hence by optimization of available resources and by practicing subsidiary enterprises of dairy and poultry, farmers can manage sewage pollution.

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