Optimisation of farm income in carp culture - application of linear programming technique


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Authors

  • R Jeyaraman Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tuticorin - 628 008, India

Abstract

Farmers are considered profit maximizers hence optimization of farm income
becomes the utlimate objective. Rice farming is becoming less profitable and
therefore fish culture has attracted farmers in farm production diversification.
Farmers need information on the optimal combination of the different farming
sub-sytems for adoption. This note describes application of Linear Programming
Technique for optimization of income in integrated rice-fish-duckvegetable
farming system. Results of the study revealed that farm income
increased from Rs. 6,739 in pure rice crop farm to Rs. 16,484 in the integrated
rice-fish-duck-vegetable farming system. Besides 90-100 mandaysof employment
were generated additionally, farm business risk reduced by 17.46 % and
farm income was optimised and stabilised

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Author Biography

  • R Jeyaraman, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tuticorin - 628 008, India
    Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tuticorin - 628 008, India

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Issue

Vol. 44 No. 3 (1997)

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How to Cite

Jeyaraman, R. (2011). Optimisation of farm income in carp culture - application of linear programming technique. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 44(3), 305-308. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8851