Livelihood Security Determinants of the Organic Farm Household in Sikkim, India: Ordered Logistic Regression Approach

Abstract

Aims: The study employed ordered logistic regression to assess the determinants of livelihood security of the organic farm households in Sikkim (India). Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in three blocks of East Sikkim district (viz. Martam, Nangdok and Ranka) between January and December 2019. Methodology: Multistage sampling technique was adopted for the study. Three blocks were selected and from each block 2 villages were selected at random. At the last stage 150 respondents were selected from 6 villages using random proportional sampling. Ordered logistic regression was applied to assess the determinants of the livelihood security. Results: Landholding, distance to market and possession of livestock were the significant determinants of livelihood security for the organic farm households in Sikkim. Conclusion: Livelihood security of the organic farm households in Sikkim was influenced significantly by the determinants like landholding, access to market and possession of livestock. Therefore, livestock rearing practices should be encouraged among the farmers and up to some extent livestock incentives must be given to the farmers of the region. Besides markets for organic products should be encouraged at block level respectively by the central or the state government so that farmer can access to their input and output easily.