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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/24024| Title: | An Economic Analysis of Pigeonpea Seed Production Technology and Its Adoption Behavior: Indian Context |
| Other Titles: | Not Available |
| Authors: | GovindPal,RadhikaChannanamchery,R.K.Singh,UdayaBhaskarKethineni, H.Ram,andS.RajendraPrasad |
| ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
| Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR-Indian Institute of Seed Science, Mau, Uttar Pradesh 275103 |
| Published/ Complete Date: | 2016-05-01 |
| Project Code: | Not Available |
| Keywords: | Economic Analysis, Pigeonpea, Seed Production |
| Publisher: | Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
| Citation: | Not Available |
| Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
| Abstract/Description: | The present study was based on primary data collected from 100 farmers in Gulbarga district of Karnataka, India, during the agricultural year 2013-2014. Study shows that average land holding size of pigeonpea seed farmers was higher in comparison to grainfarmersanddistrictaverage.Thestudyillustratesaratioof32:68towardsfixedandvariablecostsinpigeonpeacertifiedseed productionwithatotalcostofs39436andthegrossandnetreturnsweres73300ands33864perhectare,respectively.Thetotal costofcultivation,grossreturn,andnetreturninpigeonpeaseedproductionwerehigherbyaround23,32,and44percentthan grainproduction,respectively.Hence,productionofcertifiedseedhasresultedinawin-winsituationforthefarmerswithhigher yield and increased returns. The decision of the farmer on adoption of seed production technology was positively influenced by hiseducation,age,landholding,irrigatedland,numberofcropsgrown,andextensioncontactswhilefamilysizewasinfluencing negatively.Higheryieldandprofitabilityassociatedwithseedproductioncanbeeffectivelypopularizedamongfarmers,resulting inincreasedcertifiedseedproduction. |
| Description: | Not Available |
| ISSN: | Not Available |
| Type(s) of content: | Journal |
| Sponsors: | Not Available |
| Language: | English |
| Name of Journal: | The Scientific World Journal |
| NAAS Rating: | Not Available |
| Volume No.: | 2016 |
| Page Number: | 1-7 |
| Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Not Available |
| Source, DOI or any other URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7973638 |
| URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/24024 |
| Appears in Collections: | CS-DSR-Publication |
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