ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF BI-VOLTINE SILKWORM REARING FARMERS IN CHITRADURGA DISTRICT

IMRANKHAN JIRAGAL¹*, R. GOLYA NAIK², M.V. SRINIVASA REDDY³, MAHIN SHARIF⁴, T.L. MOHANKUMAR^5
1Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560 065, India
²Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Sericulture, Chintamani, 563125, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560 065, India
³Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Sericulture, Chintamani, 563125, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560 065, India
⁴Department of Agricultural Economics, Directorate of Extension Office, Hebbal, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560 065, India
⁵Department of Agricultural Statistics, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560 065, India
* Corresponding Author : imranjiragal@gmail.com

Received : 02-02-2019     Accepted : 12-02-2019     Published : 15-02-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 3       Pages : 7841 - 7843
Int J Agr Sci 11.3 (2019):7841-7843

Keywords : Economic performance, Sericulture, Innovativeness, Depreciation
Academic Editor : Dr Varinder Pal Singh, Sanketh C V
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560 065, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Karnataka is known as the fables land of ‘Sandal and silk’, has more than 45.35 percent of the total area under mulberry cultivation contributing over 44.25 percent of silk produced in the country. Mulberry occupies an area of 91,491 hectares with a production of 9,8,222 M.T of raw silk. About 87 percent in the states mulberry area and 93 percent of its cocoon production is concentrated in traditional areas of Karnataka Mysore, Kolar, Chitradurga, Bangalore, Tumkur and Mandya districts. The study was conducted in the year 2017-2018 in Molakalmuru, Challakere and Hiriyur taluks of Chitradurga district in Karnataka. From this study among the 120 respondents most of the Bi-voltine silkworm rearing farmers (40.00 %) were found to be in medium level of economic performance followed by low (33.33 %) and (26.66%) high level of economic performance. The total gross income of the Bi-voltine cocoon production for 100 DFLs is Rs 44,415 and Income over variable cost is Rs22235.15 and Net income is Rs5957.83. Whereas, returns per rupee of expenditure is 1.15 for Including mulberry and depreciation cost and excluding mulberry and depreciation cost of Net income is 34491.16. Whereas, returns per rupee of expenditure is 4.47. The relationship between innovativeness, economic motivation, extension agency contact and extension participation were found to have significant association at 1 percent level of significance.

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