An Analysis of Resources Use Efficiency of Banana for South Gujarat

The technology development in agriculture has been rapid resulting in development of tissue culture technique. South Gujarat is the main banana producing hub in Gujarat. Banana is mainly grown in Bharuch district of South Gujarat. The present study was carried out to estimate resource use efficiency of banana crops. The study revealed that the overall average elasticity, co-efficient of multiple determination and return to scale it could be said that gross income of banana crop increased proportionately with an increase in the area under banana cultivation, planting material and total human labour. The ratio of MVP to MFC for all resources were less than one except area under banana cultivation which indicating that there is a need to reduce expenditure on it and increase the expenditure on area under banana cultivation for optimum profit.