International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics

P. Asha Priyanka ¹, M. Chandrasekaran ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, COIMBATORE, (T.N.), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, COIMBATORE (T.N.), IN

Abstract

The demand for fertilizers in India is being supplied with humongous import of fertilizer apart domestic production. The price of fertilizers both controlled (Urea 'N') and decontrolled (phosphorus 'P' and Potash 'K') are regularised by the Government with subsidy. Around 30 per cent of total subsidy bill in Union Budget (2014-15) is allocated for fertilizer subsidy in India. The study has the objective to impart the importance of fertilizer subsidy bill in India with reference to farmers and production of sugarcane. The study with the carefully forged research, attempted to find the private cost, social cost of fertilizer, Resource Use Efficiency (RUE) of essential nutrients with and without subsidy; and production loss when the subsidy is withdrawn by the Government. The fourth advances estimate of India on sugarcane production is 350.02 m. tones but when the subsidy bill on fertilizer is withdrawn then our production will be short by around 53 m. tonnes. To substantiate, the RUE will decline when fertilizer subsidy is withdrawn. Likewise, adoption per cent of drip irrigation will decline when micro-irrigation subsidy is withdrawn by the Government.

Keywords

Social Cost, Fertilizer, Drip Subsidy, Sugarcane.

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A. Anbarassan ¹, M. Chandrasekaran ², M. S. Raman ², V. Karthick ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, COIMBATORE (T.N.), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, COIMBATORE (T.N.), IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted to assess economics of marigold cultivation under contract farming vis-a-vis non-contract farming in erode district of Tamil Nadu and to examine the yield and price uncertainty, contractual arrangements in marigold cultivation. There were no price uncertainties in contract farming whereas there were very high price uncertainties in the case of noncontract farming. Farmers were satisfied with terms of contract. The major benefits to the contract farmers were assured buyer for the produce, all the produce can be sold even in case of damage and the farm gate collection. Important reason given by the former contract farmers for discontinuing cultivation of marigold on contract was low price for the produce.

Keywords

Contract Farming, Marigold, Efficiency of Marketing.

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