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Resource productivity and resource use efficiency in cashewnut production

International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics

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Title Resource productivity and resource use efficiency in cashewnut production
 
Creator Pawar, B. R.; Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Vasanttrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, PARBHANI (M.S.) INDIA
Kolambkar, R. A.; Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Vasanttrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, PARBHANI (M.S.) INDIA Email: kolambkar.rachana14@gmail.com
Kauthekar, P. U.; Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Vasanttrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, PARBHANI (M.S.) INDIA
 
Subject Cashewnut, Geometric mean, Resource productivity, Marginal productivity, Optimum resources
 
Description Investigation was carried out during the year 2013-14. In all 48 cashewnut growers were randomly selected from sixteen villages of two tehsils in South-Goa district of Goa State. Cross sectional data were collected from cashewnut growers with the help of pretested schedule by personal interview method. Data were related to cashewnut outputs and inputs like machine labour, manure, fertilizers, irrigation and family human labour as resources. Cobb Douglas production function was fitted to the data. The results revealed that, regression co-efficient of area under cashewnut was 0.278 followed by that of machine labour (0.052). In next order, regression coefficient of potash was 0.008 followed by irrigation (0.139). Regression co-efficient of manure, nitrogen and family human labour were positive but non-significant. Marginal product of area under cashewnut was 6.431 quintals followed by that of machine labour (0.129 q), family human labour (0.035 q) and manure (0.129 q) and so on. MVP to price ratio with respect to machine labour was 2.28 followed by area under cashewnut (1.86), family human labour (1.61), potash (1.49), nitrogen (1.25), irrigation (1.19) and manure (1.16). Hence, preference might be given to increase machine labour on priority basis in cashewnut cultivation. Optimum resource use of area under cotton was .26 hectares and that of irrigation was 5505.50 m3.
 
Publisher HIND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
 
Date 2015-11-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
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Identifier http://www.myresearchjournals.com/index.php/IRJAES/article/view/5348
 
Source International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics; Vol 6, No 2 (2015)
2231-6434
2229-7278
 
Language eng
 
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