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The output-input ratio revealed that the farming system- III was more profitable, which shows output-input ratio of 1.75 followed by 1.39 in farming system- II and 1.19 in farming system- I . Result indicated that the farming system III was more profitable than farming system- I and II and also the farming systems of irrigated region were more profitable than rainfed region. It is therefore, concluded that the farming system- III was most rewarding because of diversified activities and certainty of irrigation. In expenditure pattern, out of the total expenditure more than 70 per cent was the farm expenditure in all the farming systems. The expenditure on crop production was the major expenditure in farming system- I and II, while expenditure on horticulture was major expenditure in farming system- III. The regionwise total expenditure was more in irrigated region than the rainfed region.. The regionwise sustainable farm income indicated that, farming system- II and III, were having the sustainable farm incomes in both the regions. But farming system- I of irrigated and rainfed region could not meet their requirements on the basis of their farm business income.

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Dr.J.T.Dorge comleted B.Sc.(Agri)in 1993,M.Sc.(Agri)in 1995 and Ph.D.in 2010.Now working in the Department of AgrilEconomics,MPKV,Rahuri,Dist: Ahmednagar,Maharashtra State,India.He published about 210 scientific, technical and popular articles in variuos National,International journals . Deliverd 7 radio talk and 3 television talks.He got 3 awards.

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