FARM SIZE AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY RELATIONSHIP OF THE IRRIGATED AND RAINFED FARMS IN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA
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FARM SIZE AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY RELATIONSHIP OF THE IRRIGATED AND RAINFED FARMS IN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA
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Kaware Swati. V.
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Pawar, J.R.
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The present study has been undertaken to examine the farm size and resource use efficiency relationship of the farm busmess as a whole and important crops grown in the ungated and rainfed regions of Western Maharashtra The mvestigation was based on the farm level data obtamed by cost-accounting method from the sample of 200 farms from 20 clusters of villages fallmg m the ungated and rainfed regions of Western Maharashtra under the Government of Maharashtra sponsored "The Scheme for Creating Permanent Machinery For Studying the cost of Cultivation of Principal Crops " The data were obtamed for the year 1996-97 bemg a normal agricultural year. The data on the various aspects of crop production were analysed to work out the estimates of per hectare resource use pattern, costs, returns and profitability of the total crop production business as well as the individual crop enterprises on different size groups of farms m the ungated and rainfed regions The analysis was further extended to work out the resource productivities, allocation efficiencies and optimum use levels of mputs used m total crop production busmess and for individual crop enterprises as well The land use and crop patterns have been influenced greatly by soil type, fertility status of the soils, rainfall pattern, irrigation facilities availability of infrastructural facilities, etc., among the different size groups of farms and between the regions. The family size and its composition, level of literacy, and types of productive assets owned by the fanners varied among the size groups of farms and between the regions The per hectare use levels of crucial mputs viz, human labour , bullock labour, and manure and fertilizers were relatively higher in the ungated region The use of seed was relatively higher in the rainfed region The mtensity of resource use was higher on the small sized farms The use of major productive resource mputs was relatively high for the high value crops and their cultivation was found to be more profitable than the foodgrain crops The production function analysis indicated that there existed a great variation m the production elasticities of the resource inputs among the size groups of farms and between the regions In general, human labour, manure and fertilizers and other workmg capital were the major resource inputs influencing the output of crops among different size groups of farms and between the regions The constant returns to scale was noticed for the total crop production busmess Increasing and decreasmg returns to scale were also noticed m few cases of individual crop enterprises. The marginal value productivity analysis concluded that there was a great level of inefficiency m the use of different resources m the total crop production busmess on different size groups of farms m both the regions and among the production of individual crops as well The degree of resource use inefficiency was relatively more for land m both the regions and bullock labour m the rainfed region m the total crop production busmess of all the size groups of farms There was great disequilibrium m the resource use m all the crops and between the regions The estimates of optimal and existmg use levels of mputs showed wide variations among the size groups of farms and between the regions.The findings of the study advocates the need for evolution of suitable location specific low cost production technologies for crop production. Efforts are needed to foster the farm level adoption of various aspects of crop production technology, especially unproved seeds, manure and fertilizers, protective irrigation etc., for obtammg economic output level on individual farms as well as of crops. |
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2018-03-05T05:13:06Z
2018-03-05T05:13:06Z 1999 |
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Thesis
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http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810041518
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en
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application/pdf
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Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri.
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