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Yadav, D. B.
- Resource Allocation Efficiency of Wheat in Western Maharashtra
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, M.S., IN
Source
International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 9, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 525-530Abstract
Agriculture is the most important sector of Indian economy. Agriculture sector employs more than 58 per cent of population and contribute 14.3 per cent of GDP in economy during the 2010-11. The key issue of this sector in the Maharashtra State is low productivity in foodgrains as compared to national and inters state productivity. Limited availability of agricultural land, quality of land and rainfed agriculture has restricted the scope for increase in agricultural production. The objectives of the study were to examine the per hectare changes in resource use levels and their efficiency in selected cereals and to estimate the per hectare changes in costs and returns structure of selected crops. The emphasis has been given on the simple tabular analysis based on means, percentages. The zonewise cross sectional data of two point of time i.e. 1991-92 and 2008-09 were used for estimating the resource use efficiency. The results indicated that the per cent change in per hectare resource use for wheat at overall level was highly significant in case of P and K fertilizer ingredients. At overall level the per hectare resource use gap analysis showed that the per cent gap in use of seed for wheat crop was found to be negative indicating the excess use and per cent gap for manure, N, P and K fertilizers were decreased over a period of 18 year. During 1991-92 and 2008-09, at the overall level the independent variables like human labour, N and P fertilizers were found positively significant and bullock labour and N fertilizers were observed to be significant, respectively. At the overall level, marginal value product shown that human labour, N and P fertilizers and bullock labour and N fertilizers during 1991-92 and 2008-09 was higher than the unit costs, respectively. At the overall level the per hectare total cost of cultivation i.e. Cost 'C' and gross profit were observed to be increased by 267.50 and 94.21 per cent over the base year, respectively. The B:C ratio of wheat during the year 1991-92 was greater than unity but during the year 2008-09 shown less than unity, it means this crop was in loss.Keywords
Resource Allocation, Efficiency, Wheat- Dairying : Immense Scope to Women Work
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), IN
Source
Research Journal of Animal Husbandry & Dairy Science, Vol 5, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 79-83Abstract
Dairy development in India has taken place under a well known programme known as Operation Flood. Co-operative and private dairy being an integral part of the Operation Flood Programme, have played a major role in the production and marketing of milk. A study was carried out to estimate the contribution of dairy and crop production enterprise towards employment and income in relation to different herd size groups in Western Maharashtra of Maharashtra state. To assess the change in employment and income due to dairy enterprise the nondairy farmers were selected purposively from the three districts of the study area. The non-dairy sample cultivators were selected purposively for a sample of 90 consisting of 30 each of small, medium and large size groups having similar area holding of as like the selected milk producers. In order to it a comparative study a sample of 90 non-dairy cultivators who did not had any linkage with dairy enterprise, were taken randomly from selected villages of Western Maharashtra. The total employment of adult male was 313.95 days and for female 301.71 days for dairy households, respectively. Dairy enterprise has generated more employment of 21 per cent for male and 43 per cent for female. The total employment of adult male and adult female, at the overall level 297.19 days for male and for female 255.59 days, respectively of which 44 per cent for male and 34 per cent for female were derived from crop production enterprise. The proportion of income from dairy enterprises in the total farm income was relatively high on dairy sample households as compared to the non-dairy sample households. It was mainly due to the adoption of dairy enterprise that resulted into higher income. Dairy enterprise absorbs the major portion of the available labour force particularly the women. Therefore, the training programmes on dairy management for women be arranged.Keywords
Employment, Income Though Dairy Enterprise.References
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- Assessment of Techno-Economic and Allocative Efficiencies of Maize in Western Maharashtra through Data Envelopment Analysis
Authors
1 Dept. of Agril. Economics, Mahatma phule krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri. Distt. Ahmednagar, Maharashrata-413722, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Economics and Development, Vol 3, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 1-10Abstract
Background: Maize (Zea mays L.) is considered as queen of cereals and an important cereal crops, next only to rice and wheat.
Methodology: The present investigation was conformed to the database of the cpmcc scheme.
Findings: The increase in the use of hired human labour was observed with increase in the size group of holdings, while decrease in use of resources like family labour, machine labour, seed and nitrogenous fertilizers was noticed with increase in size group of holdings. Per hectare cost of cultivation of maize was `26150.39 while gross returns were `31335.95. The net profit at Cost 'C' was ` 5185.57 and B:C ratio was 1.20. In case of resource use gap excess use was observed in case of seed and nitrogen fertilizers while less use of manures, phosphorous and potash was observed. Technical efficiencies on small, medium and large maize farms were 0.992, 0.953 and 0.970, respectively and 27 small, 23 medium and 25 large farms were technically efficient. Allocative and economic efficiencies of maize farms revealed that not a single small farm, only one medium farm and not a single large farm were economically and allocatively efficient. While, 7 small farms, 6 medium farms and 7 large farms have economic efficiency more than 50 per cent. Cost minimizing input quantities revealed that small, medium and large maize farms could reduce its cost by 66.90, 61.40 and 42.02 per cent, respectively by choosing a more cost efficient input mix for allocatively efficient farms. The cost minimization on small maize farms was `3880.42 while on medium farms it was `3281.50 and on large farms `4045.69 by using a new cost efficient input mix.
Application/Improvements: Optimum utilization of all other resources by the farmers will have to be ensured for higher production by passing on the crop production technologies to them by using the effective extension measures.