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An Economic Evaluation of Improved Rice Production Technology in Telangana State, India

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Title An Economic Evaluation of Improved Rice Production Technology in Telangana State, India
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Creator Bandumula, N.; Rathod, S.; Ondrasek, G.; Pillai, M.P.; Sundaram, R.M.
 
Subject biofortified rice variety; DRR Dhan 48; difference in difference; SCSP; Telangana
 
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The demonstrations on improved rice production technology were organized in the Wana-
parthy, Nagarkurnool, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, and Rangareddy districts of Telangana state of India.

These demonstrations were organized under the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan of the Indian Institute of
Rice Research during the wet season of 2021. The biofortified varieties assume great significance to
achieve nutrition security. Hence, the zinc biofortified rice variety, DRR Dhan 48 was demonstrated
on the 142 farmer fields and the economic impact of these demonstrations was assessed with the

‘difference in difference’ approach. The results revealed that the production of rice under demonstra-
tion plots was more profitable with a higher benefit-to-cost ratio (B:C; 1.9) compared to that of the

control plots (1.4). The independent two-sample t-test revealed that the productivity at the control
plots was not statistically different from that of the demonstrations plots (p = 0.112) before the project
was implemented, however, with the intervention in the form of the demonstration of improved
rice production technology, the productivity differed significantly (p = 0.000) for the control and the
demonstration plots for the intervention year. The results of the difference in differences estimator
revealed that there was a positive impact of demonstrations on the yield of the beneficiaries. The
mean productivity of demonstration plots and control plots were 5.52 t/ha and 4.5 t/ha, respectively.
The farmers had an additional yield advantage of 22.6% over the control plots. The results indicated
that the adoption of an improved package of practices would enable harnessing higher productivity
levels and bridging the yield gaps in similar agroecosystems. Also, the results suggest the practical
significance of the popularization of biofortified rice varieties for food and nutritional security.
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Date 2023-02-16T07:50:00Z
2023-02-16T07:50:00Z
2022-08-29
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Bandumula, N.; Rathod, S.; Ondrasek, G.; Pillai, M.P.; Sundaram, R.M. An Economic Evaluation of Improved Rice Production Technology in Telangana State, India. Agriculture 2022, 12, 1387. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12091387
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Language English
 
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