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On-farm Benefits of ICRISAT's Chickpea Cultivars in Gujarat

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Title On-farm Benefits of ICRISAT's Chickpea Cultivars in Gujarat
 
Creator Shiyani, R L
Joshi, P K
Asokan, M
Bantilan, M C S
 
Subject Chickpea
 
Description Results of a 1995 study undertaken with 158 farmers from ten villages in Gujarat who had participated in on-farm trials with three improved chickpea cultivars (ICCC 4, ICCV 2 and ICCV 10) are presented. The economics of the three cultivars are evaluated and their performance is compared with that of local cultivars. Yield, price premium profit, unit cost of production and marketable surplus indicators were used to assess the on-farm benefits derived from adopting the ICRISAT cultivars. Results indicate that all three improved cultivars provide higher yield, higher profit and lower unit cost of production over local cultivars. Price premium is a particular advantage for ICCV 2. Other benefits derived from adopting the ICRISAT cultivars were a higher marketable surplus resulting in higher disposable income for the farmer, and increased food security.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 1998
 
Type Article
NonPeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/2949/1/ICPN5%252819-21%25291995.pdf
Shiyani, R L and Joshi, P K and Asokan, M and Bantilan, M C S (1998) On-farm Benefits of ICRISAT's Chickpea Cultivars in Gujarat. International Chickpea Newsletter, 5. pp. 19-21. ISSN 0257-2508