Economic Assessment and Performance of Bt. Cotton vis-à-vis Popular Non-Bt. Varieties of Cotton
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Economic Assessment and Performance of Bt. Cotton vis-à-vis Popular Non-Bt. Varieties of Cotton
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L.R. Gurjar and R.N. Padaria
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Bt. cotton, Non-Bt. cotton, Cost of cultivation, Economic assessment
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A study was conducted in the important cotton growing districts Ganganagar and Hanumangarh of Rajasthan for economic viability of Bt. cotton and non Bt. cotton varieties. A total of 160 farmers comprising 80 Bt. cotton and 80 non-Bt. cotton farmers drawn randomly from 8 villages in the two districts were included in the study. The results indicated that the number of pesticide sprays has reduced with introduction of Bt. cotton. Cost on pesticide in case of non-Bt. cotton accounted for about 30 per cent of total cost as against 7 per cent in case of Bt. cotton. Bt. cotton farmers earned a larger profit Rs. 35372.48 / ha as compared to non-Bt. cotton farmers Rs. 13398/ha. Highly significant inverse relation of plant protection with profit showed by the chow test suggests over use of pesticides by farmers. In conventional cotton verities, plant protection management appropriated around one-third of total cost of cultivation. Reduction in usage of pesticide and thereby reducing the cost of cultivation has been the avowed target of deployment of Bt. Cotton. Adopters of Bt. cotton earned an additional income of Rs 21,974 per ha. The higher Benefit Cost Ratio (2.6:1) for Bt. cotton in comparison to non-Bt. cotton (1.6:1) amply showed that Bt. cotton was profitable. Not Available |
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2020-09-11T07:10:58Z
2020-09-11T07:10:58Z 2013-12-01 |
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Article
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2231 – 6736 http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/41185 |
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English
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Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development
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