Analisis of human capital of small and marginal farm families

Abstract

Agriculture and allied activities support livelihoods of nearly 58 per cent of India’s rural population. Livelihood is defined as a set of activities, involving securing water, food, fodder, medicine, shelter, clothing and the capacity to acquire above necessities working either individually or as a group by using endowments (both human and material) for meeting the requirements of the self and his/her household on a sustainable basis with dignity. The study was conducted in two districts of Hisar division namely Bhiwani and Hisar by random selection and by selecting one block from each selected district and two villages from each of the selected block at random. From the selected four villages a sample of 300 respondents i.e. 75 small and marginal farm families from each village was drawn at random to explore livelihood capabilities of rural farm families in Hisar Division. Regarding human capital, in majority (56.34%) of the households less than two members were economically active, majority (60.33%) of farm family members did not attend any vocational training and 64.0 per cent of farm family’s members possessed good knowledge regarding their occupation.