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An economic analysis of farm mechanisation in Sirsa district of Haryana

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Title An economic analysis of farm mechanisation in Sirsa district of Haryana
 
Creator Naresh Kumar
 
Contributor Kuldeep Kumar
 
Subject mechanization, Costs, Manpower, Productivity, Tillage equipment, Crops, Area, Economics, physical control, variable costs
 
Description The present study was carried out in Sirsa district of Haryana with the objectives of examining the
intensity, impact of farm mechanization on productivity, income and employment and breakeven point of tractor
use. Baragudha and Odhan blocks were selected purposely. From each selected block three villages (Rori, Suratia
and Baragudha from Baragudha and Gadrana, Odhan and Deshumalkana from Odhan block) were selected
purposely and further 20 farmers from each village were selected to comprise a sample size of 120 farmers
randomly. Secondary data were collected from the Statistical Abstraction of Haryana and office of Deputy Director
of Agriculture, Sirsa. The primary data were framed in tabular format based cumulative size of the land holding
data collected from personal interview of the farmers for rabi and kharif crops including the information regarding
own and custom hiring mechanization of the farmers farm.
Intensity of tractors was highest in Odhan block followed by Baragudha block and highest tubewell
intensity was found in Sirsa block where only 5.24 ha of land was served by one tubewell followed by Odhan
block (6.10 ha per tubewell). The intensity of threshers was found maximum in Baragudha block i.e. 3.48 ha of
land served by one thresher followed by Sirsa block i.e. 4.49 ha per thresher. The highest numbers of tractors and
threshers were found in block Baragurdha i.e. 3972 tractors and 14001 (35 per cent of total threshers of total
threshers 39598). The tractors, tubewells and threshers per thousand hectare cultivated area were found maximum
in Odha, Sirsa and Baragudha block, respectively. The average yield of paddy 46.58 and 44.17 q/ha, 24.58 and
22.50 q/ha for cotton, 13.42 and 10.50 q/ha for guar, 54.17 and 49.42 q/ha for wheat and 17.83 and 14.58 q/ha in
mustard was obtained on own and custom hiring mechanized farms. The total cost of cultivation in paddy
(`81479/- per ha), cotton (`53299/- per ha) and mustard (`44242/- per ha) were found highest in own mechanized
farms as compared to custom hiring mechanized farms while it was highest for guar (`39029/- per ha) and wheat
(`59677/- per ha) under custom hiring mechanized farm. Overall the net returns were higher in paddy (`6292/- per
ha), cotton (`54425/- per ha), guar (`26283/- per ha), wheat (`25671/- per ha) and mustard (`18364/- per ha) on
own mechanized farms than custom hiring mechanized farms. Average human labour employment in own
mechanized farm and custom hiring mechanized farms was 143.34man days/ha, 137.34 man days/ha respectively.
The total family labour employed on owned mechanized farms were calculated as 153.02 man days/ha as
compared to 150.03 man days/ha on custom hiring farms in small farmer category.
Similar pattern was observed in medium and large farmer category i.e. 142 and 134 and 135 and 128
man days/ha on own and custom hiring mechanized farms, respectively. The average annual use of tractors was
found 617.53 hours. Operation cost of less than and equal to 25 H.P, 30-35 H.P. and more than 35H.P. tractor were
found `199800.70, `229889.30, `266783.60 respectively. The breakeven annual use of less than and equal to 25
H.P., 30-35 H.P. and more than 35 H.P. tractors were found 550, 468.17 and 557.17 hours in a year, respectively.
 
Date 2016-09-15T14:10:48Z
2016-09-15T14:10:48Z
2014
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/76881
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher CCSHAU