Impact of tuber crops based integrated farming system on socio economic profile of rural farmers in Manipur

Abstract

A study was conducted by AICRP on Tuber Crops at CAU, Imphal Center from 2022 to 2024 in Kakching Khunou village of Kakching District and Nongdam village of Imphal East District, Manipur, to investigate the impact of tuber crops based integrated farming systems on socio-economic profiles. Initially practising mono cropping system in Nongdam village, the farmer got a substantial increase in net income, rising from Rs. 23,000/- to Rs. 119,000/- in the first year and Rs. 124,390/- in the second year. Similarly, in Kakching Khunou village also, the net income of the farmers has increase from Rs. 17,500/- to Rs. 77,010/- in the first year and Rs. 115,195/- in the second year. These rise in the net income by the integration of tuber crops with piggery units. The benefit-cost ratio (B:C) was also improved, increasing from 1.04 to 2.41 in Nongdam village and from 1.59 to 2.51 in Kakching Khunou village in the first year. In the second year, the B:C ratio was increased to 2.28 in Nongdam village and 2.76 in Kakching Khunou village. Tuber crops based integrated farming system provides a more sustainable and productive approach compared to monoculture, increasing farmers' income and providing a year-round employment opportunities. This success has led to more farmers adopting this model.