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    This document outlines general factors to consider when selecting crops and cropping systems, including: climatic factors like temperature and rainfall; soil conditions; water availability; cropping system options; past experiences; expected profits and risks; economic conditions of farmers; labor availability and mechanization potential; technology availability and suitability; and market demand and infrastructure. Farmers should evaluate these interrelated conditions to choose crops and systems appropriate for their specific situation and resources.

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    This document outlines general factors to consider when selecting crops and cropping systems, including: climatic factors like temperature and rainfall; soil conditions; water availability; cropping system options; past experiences; expected profits and risks; economic conditions of farmers; labor availability and mechanization potential; technology availability and suitability; and market demand and infrastructure. Farmers should evaluate these interrelated conditions to choose crops and systems appropriate for their specific situation and resources.

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    General Conditions for Cultivation of Crops

    1.3. Factors influencing decisions on • What are the risks you are anticipating in the
    proposed crop/cropping system?
    the selection of crops and cropping • Do you have the solution? Can you manage the
    system risks?
    • Is it worth to take the risks for anticipated prof-
    Climatic factors its?

    Is the crop/cropping system suitable for local weath- Economic conditions of farmers
    er parameters such as temperature, rainfall, sun including land holding
    shine hours, relative humidity, wind velocity, wind
    direction, seasons and agro-ecological situations? • Are the proposed crop/cropping systems suit-
    able for your size of land holding?
    • Are your financial resources adequate to man-
    Soil conditions age the proposed crop/cropping system?
    Is the crop/cropping system suitable for local soil • If not, can you mobilize financial resources
    type, pH and soil fertility? through alternative routes?

    Labour availability and mechanization


    Water potential
    • Do you have adequate water source like a tanks,
    • Can you manage the proposed crop/cropping
    wells, dams, etc.?
    system through your family labour?
    • Do you receive adequate rainfall?
    • If not, do you have adequate labours to manage
    • Is the distribution of rainfall suitable to grow
    the same?
    identified crops?
    • Is family/hired labour equipped to handle the
    • Is the water quality suitable?
    proposed crop/cropping system?
    • Is electricity available for lifting the water?
    • Are there any mechanization options to substi-
    • Do you have pump sets, micro irrigation sys-
    tute the labour?
    tems?
    • Is machinery available? Affordable? Cost effec-
    Cropping system options tive?
    • Is family/hired labour equipped to handle the
    • Do you have the opportunity to go for inter- machinery?
    cropping, mixed cropping, multi-storeyed
    cropping, relay cropping, crop rotation, etc.? Technology availability and suitability
    • Do you have the knowledge on cropping sys-
    • Is the proposed crop/cropping system suitable?
    tems management?
    • Do you have technologies for the proposed
    Past and present experiences of crop/cropping system?
    • Do you have extension access to get the tech-
    farmers nologies?
    • What were your previous experiences with re- • Are technologies economically feasible and
    gard to the crop/cropping systems that you are technically viable?
    planning to choose? • Are technologies complex or user-friendly?
    • What is the opinion of your friends, relatives
    and neighbours on proposed crop/cropping Market demand and availability of
    systems? market infrastructure
    Expected profit and risk • Are the crops proposed in market demand?
    • Do you have market infrastructure to sell your
    • How much profit are you expecting from the produce?
    proposed crop/cropping system? • Do you have organized marketing system to re-
    • Whether this profit is better than the existing duce the intermediaries?
    crop/cropping system? • Do you have answers for questions such as

    Farmer’s Handbook on Basic Agriculture 3

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