CASE ANALYSIS

ON
nic agriculture and rural livelihoods in Karnataka, I

PRESENTED TO- PRESENTATION DONE BY-

PROF. SRILATA ADARSH PATTANAYAK
(20201005)
HENNA AHUJA (20201025)
SIDDHANT KUMAR
(20201064)
MORMITA HAZRA
(20201035)
INTRODUCTION-
 This research involves-
 The effects of change from conventional to organic farming had been done on the
livelihoods of a group of farmers in Karnataka.
 It was done through - semi- structured interviews with organic farmers, NGOs,
consumers, marketing organizations, and the State Agricultural Department.
 In this research the Small and the Marginal Farmers are left with only 2 hectors of
Cultivation Area
 Also, the Increasing land fragmentation, diminishing natural assets, indebtedness and
many more issues are depleting the livelihoods of the farming families.
 Organic farmers’ groups and NGOs have formed an ‘organic grassroots movement’ that
supports organic farmers, establishes organic marketing channels and tries to influence
policies.
 But Limited Institutions and Scientific Support for Organic Farmers in India leading to a
great difficulty.
PROCESS INVOLVED-
They have done SURVEY through –
 Face to Face Interviews with 15 Farmers
 Survey
 Main focus was qualitative data on assets, their livelihood outcomes,
including income, health, nutrition and self- sufficiency, their vulnerability,
and their external environment
 The main question arise from this Survey that why should they shift from
Conventional to Organic Farming?
BEFORE INTERVENTION SITUATION-
 BEFORE INTERVENTION SITUATION-
 The farmers mainly faced hurdles in respect to CONVENTIONAL FARMING because –
 It includes use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
 It deteriorates the soil ph,
 continuous pest attack,
 high costs for external farm inputs
 using of synthetic fertilizers leads to health problems.
 Issues of natural calamities also there.
SITUATION AFTER INTERVENTION -
 AFTER INTERVENTION SITUATION –
Through the study and interviews Process Identification happened –
 Education & Adequate Information - should be there so that the farmers don’t hesitate to
accept the change. It should have sufficient data.
 Material assets- like large land holdings, savings or off-farm incomes, helping to overcome
the conversion period.
 After the Identification & Application from Conventional to Organic Agriculture the farmers
benefitted with-
 Enhanced Natural Assets
 Less amounts of external inputs
 Reduced Production Cost
 Enhanced Financial Assets
 Improved Human & Social Capital
CONCLUSION -
 The organic farmers in the case study perceived that conversion from conventional to
organic agriculture had improved their livelihoods in a number of ways
 Increased their net farm incomes
 Reduced the risk of pesticide poisonings
 Lead to more self sufficiency
 Improved food safety
 Reduced vulnerability
 Improved access to networks supporting knowledge exchange and political participation
 Some Asset-poor households could not make the transition from conventional farming to
organic farming because of 2 major constraints during the transition period -
 Declining yields
 Lack of experience and information
 Till date, there is lack of institutional extension and education material on organic
agriculture which forces farmers to rely on their own knowledge and farmer’s networks.