Agriculture Update

A. s. Khose ¹, D. H. Ulemale ¹, B. G. Nair ¹, S. G. Tale ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amaravathi M. S., IN

Abstract

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Keywords

Resource Use Efficiency, Turmeric

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M. Vikram Sandeep ¹, D. H. Ulemale ², S. S. Thakare ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College (DPDKV), Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College (D.P.D.K.V), Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

In the present investigation, an attempt was made to study the decomposition and acreage response of chickpea in western Vidarbha. The study was based on time series secondary data on the rainfall, farm harvest price and other data, which were obtained from various Government publications. Nerlovian lagged adjustment model (1958) was used in acreage response analysis based on time series data. The study revealed that the compound growth rate for area and production under chickpea was recorded high during period I in all the districts. During period II, the area, production and productivity of chickpea registered mostly negative growth rates in all the districts. During period III, the compound growth rate for area, production and productivity under chickpea has increased in all the districts of western Vidarbha region. During overall period, the co-efficient of variation and Coppock's instability index for area, production were high in Yavatmal district compared to other districts. At overall period, the area effect (37.44%) was most responsible factor for increasing production in Amravati division with positive yield and interaction effect i.e., 6.78 per cent and 55.69 per cent, respectively.

Keywords

Acreage Response, Chickpea, Decomposition, Growth Rate.

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K. R. Mankawade ¹, S. S. Thakare ¹, D. H. Ulemale ¹, S. L. Rathod ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

In this study an attempt had been made to study the growth and instability of soybean in Amravati division. The study was based on secondary data on area, production and productivity of soybean, FHP and rainfall, collected from the various Government publications. The study revealed that compound growth rates for area, production and productivity of soybean was recorded positive. The growth rate for area, production and productivity was recorded high during period I. The co-efficient of variation and coppock's instability index with regards to area (1.08 and 0.62) productivity (2.00 and 1.62) were lowest in Akola and Amavati district, respectively, whereas production was recorded lowest co-efficient of variation and coppock's instability index in Akola district (0.86 and 0.48). At overall period, area effect, yield effect, and interaction effect do not show any influence on one another. The study also reveals that, the short run price elasticity were comparatively higher than the long run price elasticity in soybean, which indicated that the farmers were relatively market oriented in their decision in long run than in the short turn.

Keywords

Soybean, Decomposition, Growth Rate, Instability.

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S. C. Patil ¹, D. H. Ulemale ², A. O. Tripathi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

Investigation was undertaken to study the Income, consumption and expenditure pattern of farm and nonfarm families of Amravati district. For these, 128 samples were studied out of which 64 were farm families and 64 were non-farm families. The class I and class II categories of farm family earned from both i.e. farm and non-farm activities, whereas the class IV category of farm family earned only from farm activities. Also class I, class II and class III of non-farm family earn from both i.e. own occupation and subsidiary occupations, whereas class IV category of non-farm family earned maximum from own occupation and very less extent from subsidiary occupation. Consumption was made more on foods in class I and class II of farm and nonfarm families.

Keywords

Farm Family and Non-Farm Family, Income, Consumption, Expenditure.

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N. P. Tayade ¹, D. H. Ulemale ¹, K. P. Kulkarni ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

Attempt has been made to examine the economics of farming systems in Amravati district. The investigation was based on the primary data collected by personal interview method from 90 cultivators for the year 2008-2009. In case of crop farming, the per hectare cost of cultivation of cotton was observed highest on crop farming only (Rs. 44402.83) and lowest on crop+poultry (Rs. 29726.5). While in case of subsidiary enterprise per farm maintenance of buffaloes were highest on crop+dairy farms (Rs. 207707.25) and lowest on crop+dairy+orange farms (Rs. 190245.59). Per hectare net income from crop+poultry farms was highest (Rs. 74581.27) and lowest was on crop farms (Rs. 17426.23). The highest output-input ratio was on crop+orange farms (1:2.26) and lowest was observed on crop farms (1:1.43).

Keywords

Economics, Farming Systems, Costs, Returns.

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