Labour Utilization Patterns in Identified Farming System in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh

The supply shortages of labour and the resultant high wages are regarded as one of the major reasons for the poor performance of the agriculture sector in India. This paper has to looked into labour use pattern in different farming systems in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. This paper has realised labour substitution pattern and gender discrimination. This analysis has shown a steady decline in human employment in the farming system of study area. The data were collected from 90 respondents pertaining Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh during 2012-13.