• poorva Jindal

Karnataka being the eighth largest state in India in terms of geographical area is blessed with rich topography. Out of 1,91,791 square kilometers, around 58% of the total land area is used for agriculture purpose. As per the economic survey report of 2022, the food grain production of the state stands at 130 lakhs tonnes during 2014-15. Improved irrigational facility, enhanced access to high yield sowing seeds, application of science and technology in agriculture etc are responsible for this remarkable achievement. Since the mid 1980’s, the traditional agricultural practices are gradually being replaced by modern technology and farm practices. Agriculture is regarded as the ‘Back bone of Indian Economy’ as it provides largest employment opportunities to the working population. According to an estimate, more than 56% of the total work force of the state are dependent on agriculture. Apart from this, it contributes considerably to our export trade from time immemorial. Therefore, the concept of state cannot be visualized, without agriculture. In spite of all these, agriculture sector faces lot of problems. To solve many of these agricultural problems, ‘contract farming’ has emerged as an effective solution. This method provides assured market to farmers for their products with pre-determined price. Contract farming has long term benefits for both farmers and the purchaser, given that their long term connection is sufficiently maintained. Contract Farming, in recent decades, has emerged as an institutional innovation for coordinating the agriculture production, processing and marketing operations carried out by different functionaries like farmers, agro-processing firms and marketing agencies. Apart from meeting the needs of farmers and agro-processing firms, empirical research proves that contract farming enhances the agriculture productivity and output. This paper analyzes the potentials of developing contract farming on commercial scale.

Agriculture, Contract farming, Commercialization, Linking process

"An analysis of contract farming potentials in Karnataka ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.h812-h819, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206792.pdf

"An analysis of contract farming potentials in Karnataka ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. pph812-h819, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206792.pdf