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FARM SIZE AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY RELATIONSHIP OF THE IRRIGATED AND RAINFED FARMS IN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA

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Title FARM SIZE AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY RELATIONSHIP OF THE IRRIGATED AND RAINFED FARMS IN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA
 
Creator Kaware Swati. V.
 
Contributor Pawar, J.R.
 
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Description 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.
 
Date 2018-03-05T05:13:06Z
2018-03-05T05:13:06Z
1999
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810041518
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri.