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Data Envelopment Anaylsis in Estimating Economic Efficiency of Farm Credit for Adopting Good Agricultural Practices in Mango Cultivation in Tamil Nadu, India


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1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
2 Kalasalingam School of Agriculture and Horticulture, Kalasalingam Academy for Research and Education, Krishnan Kovil, Virudhunagar 626 126, India
 

Good agricultural practices (GAPs) in mango production are essential to enable farm produce to be internationally competitive with sufficient institutional credit. Economic efficiency of 0.45 and 0.68 respectively for conventional and GAP farms in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India implies that there is scope to increase mango output by 55% and 32% respectively, by optimum allocation of resources. The highest return invested by GAP borrowers might be due to efficient use of resource and GAPs. The extension workers should develop strategies to increase income through adoption of GAPs, efficient use of resources and strengthening the loan delivery mechanism to enhance mango production.

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Data Envelopment Analysis, Economic Efficiency, Farm Credit, Good Agricultural Practices, Mango Cultivation.
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Authors

B. Kavitha
Department of Agricultural Economics, Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
M. Uma Gowri
Department of Agricultural Economics, Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
K. Muthulakshmi
Kalasalingam School of Agriculture and Horticulture, Kalasalingam Academy for Research and Education, Krishnan Kovil, Virudhunagar 626 126, India

Abstract


Good agricultural practices (GAPs) in mango production are essential to enable farm produce to be internationally competitive with sufficient institutional credit. Economic efficiency of 0.45 and 0.68 respectively for conventional and GAP farms in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India implies that there is scope to increase mango output by 55% and 32% respectively, by optimum allocation of resources. The highest return invested by GAP borrowers might be due to efficient use of resource and GAPs. The extension workers should develop strategies to increase income through adoption of GAPs, efficient use of resources and strengthening the loan delivery mechanism to enhance mango production.

Keywords


Data Envelopment Analysis, Economic Efficiency, Farm Credit, Good Agricultural Practices, Mango Cultivation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv125%2Fi7%2F758-764