International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics

K. R. Nethrayini ¹, S. M. Mundinamani ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad Karnataka, IN

Abstract

The Technology Mission on Oilseeds (TMO) was launched during 1986 by the Central Government to increase the production of oilseeds. Subsequently, pulses were also brought within the purview of the Mission during 1990-91. Pulses are the second most important food crops after cereals. Karnataka is the major producer of pulses and ranks in top five pulses producing states in India. This study covers the changes in area, production and yield of pulses during pre and post Technology Mission on Oilseeds and Pulses (TMOP) and decomposition effect of TMOP on production of pulses. District wise as well as state level secondary data were used. The study period was divided into period-I (Pre TMOP) from 1981-82 to 1989-90, period -II (Post TMOP) from 1990-91 to 2009-10 and period-III from 1981-82 to 2009-10 (overall). The analytical tools employed were Compound growth rate and Hazell's Decomposition analysis. The results showed that the increase in production from Pre TMOP (0.33 %) to Post TMOP (3.27 %) is because of the yield increase which is mainly due to intervention of TMOP. The rate of increase in mean area was found to be the dominant source of pulse output growth in the state. The change in the variance of production for the state was contributed by the interaction between changes in mean yield and mean area was found to be negligible.

Keywords

Technology Mission on Oilseeds And Pulses (TMOP), Compound Growth Rate, Hazell’s Decomposition Analysis

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K. V. S. Bhakthavatsalam ¹, S. M. Mundinamani ², D. J. Rani ³, Gayathri Mohan ⁴

Affiliations
1 Division of Dairy, Economics, Statistics and Management, ICAR National Dairy Research Institute, Southern Regional Station, BENGALURU (KARNATAKA), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, DHARWAD (KARNATAKA), IN
3 Department of Agricultural Bantumilli, KRISHNA (A.P.), IN
4 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences (G.K.V.K.), BENGALURU (KARNATAKA), IN

Abstract

The research study aims to investigate the comparison between On-Farm Demonstrations (OFD) and traditional method (farmers' fields) of paddy cultivation with special reference to socio-economic characteristic features, cropping pattern and cost and returns in Dharwad district of Karnataka state. Both primary and secondary data were used. The findings revealed that the average age of the farmers growing paddy in traditional method was around 45 years whereas in the case of OFD it was around 42 years. The average family size of the traditional paddy farmers was six members while OFD farmers it was five members. Further, the findings related to land holdings, the average land holding of traditional paddy farmers (1.93 ha)was less when compared to OFD paddy farmers (2.72 ha). However, the major crops grown during Kharif by the sample farmers were paddy and maize. It was also noticed that the cropping intensity was marginally high on the farms of OFD paddy farmers (194.48%) when compared to traditional paddy farmers (164.76%). The findings related to input utilization pattern in the study area conveys that among various inputs used in paddy cultivation, the OFD farmers used more of human labour, machine labour and organic manures, whereas traditional farmers used more of seeds, bullock labour and chemical fertilizers. The findings of cost and returns reveals that the gross returns and net returns of OFD farmers were observed to be higher (Rs. 55018 and Rs. 24953.47) when compared to traditional farmers (Rs. 43638.50 and Rs. 11193.40), respectively. Hence, the study suggests that this kind of technology should be disseminated through Krishi Vignana Kendra (KVKs) and appropriate extension methods of communication among farming community in order to get benefited from this promising technology especial for small and marginal farmers to earn better returns within available resources in the farm.

Keywords

Farm Demonstration, Paddy, Field, Dharwad.

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