Write some cretaria for selection of the crop for fixed croping?
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here is ur answer mate...
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Factors influencing decisions on the selection of crops & cropping system
Farmers need to answer all the below questions while making decisions for choosing a crop/ cropping pattern. During this decision making process, farmers cross check the suitability of proposed crop/cropping systems with their existing resources and other conditions. Thereby, they justify choosing or rejecting a crop/cropping systems. This process enables the farmers to undertake a SWOT analysis internally which in turn guides them to take an appropriate decision.
Climatic factors - Is the crop/cropping system suitable for local weather parameters such as temperature, rainfall, sun shine hours, relative humidity, wind velocity, wind direction, seasons and agro-ecological situations?
Soil conditions - Is the crop/cropping system suitable for local soil type, pH and soil fertility?
Water
Do you have adequate water source like a tanks, wells, dams, etc.?
Do you receive adequate rainfall?
Is the distribution of rainfall suitable to grow identified crops?
Is the water quality suitable?
Is electricity available for lifting the water?
Do you have pump sets, micro irrigation systems?
Cropping system options
Do you have the opportunity to go for inter-cropping, mixed cropping, multi-storeyed cropping, relay cropping, crop rotation, etc.?
Do you have the knowledge on cropping systems management?
Past and present experiences of farmers
What were your previous experiences with regard to the crop/cropping systems that you are planning to choose?
What is the opinion of your friends, relatives and neighbours on proposed crop/cropping systems?
Expected profit and risk
How much profit are you expecting from the proposed crop/cropping system?
Whether this profit is better than the existing crop/cropping system?
What are the risks you are anticipating in the proposed crop/cropping system?
Do you have the solution?
Can you manage the risks?
Is it worth to take the risks for anticipated profits?
Economic conditions of farmers including land holding
Are the proposed crop/cropping systems suitable for your size of land holding?
Are your financial resources adequate to manage the proposed crop/cropping system?
If not, can you mobilize financial resources through alternative routes?
Labour availability and mechanization potential
Can you manage the proposed crop/cropping system through your family labour?
If not, do you have adequate labours to manage the same?
Is family/hired labour equipped to handle the proposed crop/cropping system?
Are there any mechanization options to substitute the labour?
Is machinery available? Affordable? Cost effective?
Is family/hired labour equipped to handle the machinery?
Technology availability and suitability
Is the proposed crop/cropping system suitable?
Do you have technologies for the proposed crop/cropping system?
Do you have extension access to get the technologies?
Are technologies economically feasible and technically viable?
Are technologies complex or user-friendly?
Market demand and availability of market infrastructure
Are the crops proposed in market demand?
Do you have market infrastructure to sell your produce?
Do you have organized marketing system to reduce the intermediaries?
Do you have answers for questions such as where to sell? When to sell? Whom to sell to? What form to sell in? What price to sell for?
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Factors influencing decisions on the selection of crops & cropping system
Farmers need to answer all the below questions while making decisions for choosing a crop/ cropping pattern. During this decision making process, farmers cross check the suitability of proposed crop/cropping systems with their existing resources and other conditions. Thereby, they justify choosing or rejecting a crop/cropping systems. This process enables the farmers to undertake a SWOT analysis internally which in turn guides them to take an appropriate decision.
Climatic factors - Is the crop/cropping system suitable for local weather parameters such as temperature, rainfall, sun shine hours, relative humidity, wind velocity, wind direction, seasons and agro-ecological situations?
Soil conditions - Is the crop/cropping system suitable for local soil type, pH and soil fertility?
Water
Do you have adequate water source like a tanks, wells, dams, etc.?
Do you receive adequate rainfall?
Is the distribution of rainfall suitable to grow identified crops?
Is the water quality suitable?
Is electricity available for lifting the water?
Do you have pump sets, micro irrigation systems?
Cropping system options
Do you have the opportunity to go for inter-cropping, mixed cropping, multi-storeyed cropping, relay cropping, crop rotation, etc.?
Do you have the knowledge on cropping systems management?
Past and present experiences of farmers
What were your previous experiences with regard to the crop/cropping systems that you are planning to choose?
What is the opinion of your friends, relatives and neighbours on proposed crop/cropping systems?
Expected profit and risk
How much profit are you expecting from the proposed crop/cropping system?
Whether this profit is better than the existing crop/cropping system?
What are the risks you are anticipating in the proposed crop/cropping system?
Do you have the solution?
Can you manage the risks?
Is it worth to take the risks for anticipated profits?
Economic conditions of farmers including land holding
Are the proposed crop/cropping systems suitable for your size of land holding?
Are your financial resources adequate to manage the proposed crop/cropping system?
If not, can you mobilize financial resources through alternative routes?
Labour availability and mechanization potential
Can you manage the proposed crop/cropping system through your family labour?
If not, do you have adequate labours to manage the same?
Is family/hired labour equipped to handle the proposed crop/cropping system?
Are there any mechanization options to substitute the labour?
Is machinery available? Affordable? Cost effective?
Is family/hired labour equipped to handle the machinery?
Technology availability and suitability
Is the proposed crop/cropping system suitable?
Do you have technologies for the proposed crop/cropping system?
Do you have extension access to get the technologies?
Are technologies economically feasible and technically viable?
Are technologies complex or user-friendly?
Market demand and availability of market infrastructure
Are the crops proposed in market demand?
Do you have market infrastructure to sell your produce?
Do you have organized marketing system to reduce the intermediaries?
Do you have answers for questions such as where to sell? When to sell? Whom to sell to? What form to sell in? What price to sell for?
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U have to select some high quality seed such that, hyv seed and u have to fertile your soil to irragation u have to use different type of method to crate a fixed croping u have permanent doing the work, u have to sowing seed in particuler month in which the seed grow, u did not use the process slash and burn otherwise your crop did not grow
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