| Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | Cluster 4 | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 4) | (N = 25) | (N = 35) | (N = 7) | ||
 | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |  |
Age (yrs) | 50.50ab** | 51.68a | 46.03b | 53.86a | 0.00 |
Family size | 9.50 | 6.72 | 5.60 | 7.29 | 0.00 |
Farm size (bigha)* | 10.38a | 7.71bc | 5.28c | 9.65ab | 0.00 |
Own land (bigha) | 6.88ab | 6.55b | 4.41b | 9.65a | 0.00 |
Leased in land (bigha) | 3.50a | 1.16b | 0.87bc | 0.00c | 0.00 |
Leased out land (bigha) | 0.28a | 0.12b | 0.07b | 0.36a | 0.02 |
Land fragment (no.) | 4.25ab | 3.96b | 3.22c | 4.43a | 0.01 |
Distance from home | 2.0a | 1.08b | 1.08b | 1.28b | 0.00 |
Education Index | 2.27 | 1,92 | 1.92 | 1.97 | 0.20 |
Area of Rice (bigha) | 8.00a | 6.16ab | 4.76b | 7.79a | 0.00 |
Area of Vegetables (bigha) | 0.75b | 1.40a | 0.70b | 1.84a | 0.00 |
Area of oilseeds (bigha) | 0.23b | 0.86ab | 0.09b | 1.43a | 0.00 |
Crop Diversification Index | 0.29ab | 0.33a | 0.28b | 0.28b | 0.01 |
System Gross return (Rs.) | 139640ab | 110980b | 66508c | 149550a | 0.00 |
System Cost of Cultivation (Rs.) | 60391ab | 47228b | 30330c | 64218a | 0.00 |
System Net Return (Rs.) | 79250a | 63755a | 34576b | 79449a | 0.00 |
Cost-Benefit Ratio | 2.42 | 2.34 | 2.39 | 2.28 | 0.88 |
Income from Rice (Rs.) | 37380a | 23165b | 20734b | 34563a | 0.00 |
Income from pulses (Rs.) | 576c | 3538ab | 310bc | 4071a | 0.00 |
Income from Oilseed (Rs.) | 1050b | 296b | 40b | 2657a | 0.00 |
Income from Vegetables (Rs.) | 23610b | 42148a | 16817b | 46093a | 0.00 |
Income from Fruits (Rs.) | 9700a | 6584ab | 29862 | 5185b | 0.01 |
Income from plantation (Rs.) | 1750b | 1856b | 332c | 3614a | 0.00 |
Income from Livestock (Rs.) | 5600ab | 6059a | 4738b | 6558a | 0.01 |
Income from poultry (Rs.) | 50125a | 503b | 701b | 212b | 0.00 |
Income from Fishery (Rs.) | 8250b | 18816a | 4995 | 15800a | 0.00 |
Income from goatery (Rs.) | 1600b | 650c | 1145b | 6485a | 0.00 |
Off-farm Income (Rs.) | 0c | 800c | 15171a | 2857b | 0.00 |