Production Dynamics and Factors Affecting Peri-Urban Agriculture

Abstract

The result of study on rice (Oryza sativa L.) production and marketing peri-urban agriculture has assumed vital importance due to ongoing phenomenons of urbanization all around the globe. The study was undertaken in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad district of Haryana on production dynamics of peri -urban agriculture. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected randomly to obtain significant information. The study revealed that 83.33 per cent peri-urban farmers were in the category of dynamic with respect to production dynamics index. The 44 per cent of farmers were having high school level education, were dynamic level. Various factors affecting peri urban agriculture were identified in which education, extension contact etc. showed positive correlation with production dynamics index.