It is unfortunate that, Indian farmers are dying from hunger and malnutrition even though Indian economy based on agriculture. Out of other remedies goat rearing is a way to fight from poverty and providing nutrition to small and marginal farmers. A study was made to assess competitive advantage of rearing goat in the district of Mahoba between small marginal and large farmers. The aim of this study was to find out the socioeconomic characteristics and economics of goat keepers in mahoba of Bundelkhand. The study was carried out in mahoba district during 2012. 45 per cent of respondents had average family size of 3 to5 persons, 35 per cent respondents had average family size of 1 to 3 persons and 20 per cent had family size of 5 to 10 persons. 33 per cent and 24 per cent respectively had intermediate and high school level of education. 8 per cent respondents were illiterate. Agriculture was the main occupation and so as the source of income too. Most of the farmers had more than fifteen years of farming experience. The socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents were found to be significantly related to dairy management practices. The capital investment per goat was highest on large farms (` 772.01/year), followed by marginal farms (` 763.17/year) and small goat keepers (` 733.36/year). The margin of profit on large farms was highest. The overall return over cost A (paid out expenses and depreciation) was ` 3186.21, over cost B (cost A + interest on fixed capital) was ` 3093.65 and over cost C (cost B + input value of family labour) was ` 1635.32.

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The significance of Rice is due to its multiple uses. Rice is primarily a high energy or calorie food and it contains usually 6-7 per cent protein. To meet the demand of increasing population and maintain the self-sufficiency, the present Rice production level of around 89 million tones, needs to be increased up to 120 million tonnes by the year 2020. U.P. has attained prominent position in Paddy area and production among the Indian states. In the agricultural economy of the district Etah, Paddy plays a remarkably important role. For conducting the research work, a three stage random sampling technique was adopted for selection of block, villages and paddy growers. The analysis showed that the percentage of the produce retained with the farmer reduced with the increase in the farm size. On overall, the percentage of total produce retained with farmer was 22.78 per cent of total paddy production. The percentage of quantity for family consumption was also reduced with increase in farm size. The quantity of marketable surplus both in absolute and percentage term increased with increase in the farm size. However, the quantity of marketed surplus increased in the absolute terms but reduced in percentage term with the increase in farm size.

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