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Kasaragod district in Kerala is basically an agro-based region and a major portion of the labour force is working in agriculture and related activities. The statistical data clearly revealed crop diversification. Diversification of crops and application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides heavily result in the depletion of nutrients of the soil and resulted in chemical pollution. There is wide difference in suggested and actual application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The Endosulphan tragedy of the district is the worst case of environmental tragedy that Kerala ever experienced. This pesticide caused serious health hazard to the people including, cancer, mental retardation, cerebral palsy and locomotors. The economic backwardness of victims, low health infrastructure, high medical expenses, absence of proper identification of their needs, etc. demands special attention from authorities to the tragedy and is still a burning social issue.

Keywords

Crop Diversification, Chemical Pollution, Endosulphan Tragedy, Kasaragod.

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Pathways to Improve Energy Efficiency and Minimize Environmental Footprints of GHG Emission of Energy Inputs used in Cowpea Production in Niger State of Nigeria

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Authors

M. S. Sadiq ¹, I. P. Singh ², N. Karunakaran ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology, Federal University of Technology, NG
2 Department of Agricultural Economics, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, IN
3 Department of Economics, EK Nayanar Memorial Government College, IN

Source

ICTACT Journal on Management Studies, Vol 3, No 4 (2017), Pagination: 644-652

Abstract

Increasing population level and food demand around the world has made producers and policy makers to utilize scientific models and techniques for taking sustainability into consideration. Energy as an important ingredient in all production systems has been focused for the production process of cowpea in Niger State of Nigeria. The study investigated optimal input use for cowpea producers using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach. The analysis found that 14 and 19 units are efficient in CCR and BCC models, respectively, and mean values of technical efficiency, pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency scores were 0.86, 0.90 and 0.96, respectively. Manure, inorganic fertilizers and biocides were identified as the most inefficient inputs used. The results also revealed that approximately 28.37% of total energy input resources can be saved if the farmers follow the input package recommended by the DEA and by energy optimization total GHG emission can be reduced. Policies should emphasize on development of new technologies to substitute agro-chemical with renewable energy sources towards efficient energy use and lowering environmental footprints of GHG emissions resulting in sustainable food production systems.

Keywords

Energy, Efficiency, GHG Emission, DEA, Cowpea, Niger.

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Integration of Banana Markets in India

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Authors

M. S. Sadiq ¹, N. Karunakaran ², I. P. Singh ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology, Federal University of Technology, NG
2 Department of Economics, EKNM Government College, IN
3 Department of Agricultural Economics, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, IN

Source

ICTACT Journal on Management Studies, Vol 4, No 2 (2018), Pagination: 764-781

Abstract

The present research used monthly time series data to investigate market integration of banana in India. Empirically, it was observed that the Law of One Price (LOP) was moderate in the horizontal integrated wholesale markets and robust in the retail markets. However, the LOP was found efficient in all the vertical integrated markets. Both from the horizontal and vertical dimension, Mumbai market was found to be the most efficient as they respond to price news in correcting their disequilibrium which arises from any of the short-run equilibrium. In the event of any innovation (bad-news or good-news), almost all the markets will be price follower in the banana market in India. Furthermore, banana trade is found to be very useful in all the selected markets as the volatility pattern is not explosive and Chennai market was the most efficient in price discovery. Lastly, future prices of banana in the selected markets will remain fair if well monitored in such a way that none of the participants in the marketing channel of banana will be better-off nay worse-off. Therefore, for the overall marketing efficiency, more resources should be allocated to those markets with a high degree of integration and market efficiency.

Keywords

Integration, Market, Banana, India.

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