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An Economic Analysis of Production of Major Crops in Dharwad District

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Title An Economic Analysis of Production of Major Crops in Dharwad District
 
Creator Laxmi N. Tirlapur
 
Contributor S.M. Mundinamani
 
Subject Agricultural Economics
 
Description The cost of cultivation is an important economic indicator being taken into
consideration by Government of India. Early 1970 farmers were using farm produced inputs
for cultivation. It was after 1970, that is after the advent of green revolution, agriculture
practices became more capital intensive and costlier. Therefore reliable and representative
estimates about cost of cultivation of agricultural crops is obvious for formulating an
appropriate strategy for planned agricultural development. The present study was under taken
in Dharwad district. Random sampling technique was employed for selection of the sample
farmers. Total sample size was 150. Chickpea, Cotton, Paddy, Soybean, Chilli and Maize
were selected as a major crops. Analytical tools such as mean and averages, cobb-douglas
production function, budgeting technique and garret ranking technique were used. It was
revealed from the study that farmers in the study area were inclining towards cultivation of
commercial crops which gives more remunerative returns compare to food-grains. Farmers
were not utilizing the inputs efficiently in cultivation of crops. Cost of cultivation of selected
crops under rainfed situation was found to be 25181.16, 22629.66, 19324.56,
28178.37, 36986.72 and 21509.00 for chickpea, paddy, soybean, cotton, chilli and
maize, respectively. Cultivation of cotton, chilli and maize under irrigated condition were
found to be 34835.73, 36986.72 and 28511.04, respectively. It is more profitable to
grow cotton under both irrigated (2.46) and rainfed (2.25) situations compare to chickpea
(1.58), paddy (1.26), soybean (1.72), irrigated chilli (2.43), rainfed chilli (2.07), irrigated
maize (1.88) and rainfed maize (1.80).
 
Date 2016-11-22T16:55:45Z
2016-11-22T16:55:45Z
2013
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/87094
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher UAS, Dharwad