International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics

P. B. Gamanagatti ¹, M. T. Dodamani ², A. S. Menasinahal ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad Karnataka, IN
2 Department Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Karnataka is one of the nine major Bt. cotton-growing states in the country. Northern transitional zone is the major cotton growing zone of Karnataka. It focused on the socio-economic characteristics of Bt cotton farmers and the efficiency of resource use in Bt cotton production under different farm sizes. Two Talukas of having highest cotton area were selected from the zone for study. The present study was conducted, entirely based on a multi stage sampling technique for collecting data from 180 Bt cotton growing farmers. The study pertained to the agricultural year 2010-11. The resource use efficiency, estimated using the Cobb Douglas production function, revealed that the small farmers were under-utilized all the inputs (land, seed, farmyard manure and human labour, bullock labour, PPC, fertilizer), where as medium and large farmers were over utilized the resources bullock labour and PPC. There was an increasing returns to scale in small farmers (1.04) where decreasing returns to scale for medium (0.90) and large farmers (0.94). PPC and bullock labour were not efficiently utilized. Profit could be more improved, by using more seed, fertilizer, FYM and hired labour

Keywords

Bt Cotton, Farm Sizes, Labour Pattern, Resource Use Efficiency

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P. B. Gamanagatti ¹, M. T. Dodamani ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN
2 University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

Karnataka is one of the nine major Bt cotton-growing states in the country. Northern transitional zone is the major cotton growing zone of Karnataka i.e. 40.19 per cent of the total cotton area of Karnataka. It focused on the socio-economic characteristics of Bt cotton farmers and the economics of Bt cotton production under different farm sizes. Two taluks having highest cotton area were selected from the zone for study. The study was conducted with primary data collected entirely based on a multi stage sampling technique from 180 Bt cotton growing farmers. The study pertained to the agricultural year 2011. The total variable cost of Bt cotton was Rs. 22192.15 where, large farmers incurred high cost i.e. Rs. 23256.85. The total cost of Bt cotton was Rs. 30920.56 and it was high in large farmers Rs. 32723.90. The net return in Bt cotton was Rs. 79456.36 and net returns were seen high in case of large farmers Rs. 84677.90. The yield per ha was 24.98 qtls and medium farmers got high yields i.e. 25.54 qtls. Bt cotton technology has positive impact on socio- economic status of farmers by increase in yield and reducing cost on inputs thereby increase in income and also standard of living.

Keywords

Bt cotton, Yield, Small Farmer, Medium Farmer, Large Farmer.

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