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Economic Assessment and Performance of Bt. Cotton vis-à-vis Popular Non-Bt. Varieties of Cotton

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Title Economic Assessment and Performance of Bt. Cotton vis-à-vis Popular Non-Bt. Varieties of Cotton
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Creator L.R. Gurjar and R.N. Padaria
 
Subject 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.
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Date 2020-09-11T07:10:58Z
2020-09-11T07:10:58Z
2013-12-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
2231 – 6736
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/41185
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development