Sustainable farm income of different farming systems in Western Maharashtra

The per farm income pattern indicated that, the total income in Farming system(FS)-II was double than the FS-I, while total income of FS-III was four fold than that of FS-I. The total income from FS-I (crop production activity) was very less as compared to FS-II and FS-III. The itemwise income indicated that, the more than 50 per cent income was derived from crop production in FS-I and FS-II, while in FS-III, more than 50 per cent income was derived from horticulture and in the farming system-I, 31.52 per cent income was derived from other than farm business activity but in FS-II and FS-III, correspondingly, just 3.09 and 1.79 per cent income was derived from other than farm business activity. This has indicated that FS-I, depends more on other than farm business activity as compared to FS-II and FS-III. In expenditure pattern, out of the total expenditure more than 70 percent was the farm expenditure in all the farming systems. The expenditure on crop production was the major expenditure in FS-I and FS-II, while expenditure on horticulture was major expenditure in FS-III. The region-wise total expenditure was higher in irrigated region than the rainfed region.