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Measuring Impacts of Fertilizers and Pesticides on the Agriculture Production


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1 Department of Agrieultnre Eeonomies CeSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, India
2 Extension leeturer in Government College, Haryana, India
3 HSB, GJUS&T Hisar, Haryana, India
4 Department ofEeonomies, Knmkshetra University, Kumkshetra, Haryana, India
     

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Researcher conducted this study to measure the impact of fertilizers and pesticides on the production of agriculture sector. Current research was based on the secondary data related to the usage of fertilizers and the pesticides by Indian farmers for agriculture and the total production of the agriculture sector. Data has been taken trom the official reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and the period reported for the data was of fifteen years starting from 2001 to 2016. It was found from the study that agriculture production and the yield per hectare both are associated with the usage of fertilizers in the country. Agriculture production will get increase with the increased usage of fertilizers. While pesticides do not ensure any increase in the agriculture production. Further, it was found from the study that even if there is an increase in the net irrigated area, but still the agriculture production has not increased.

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Agriculture Production, Fertilizers, Pesticides, India, Irrigated Area, Consumption, Yield Per Hectare.
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Authors

Kavita
Department of Agrieultnre Eeonomies CeSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, India
Monu Devi
Extension leeturer in Government College, Haryana, India
Satbir Singh
HSB, GJUS&T Hisar, Haryana, India
Babita
Department ofEeonomies, Knmkshetra University, Kumkshetra, Haryana, India

Abstract


Researcher conducted this study to measure the impact of fertilizers and pesticides on the production of agriculture sector. Current research was based on the secondary data related to the usage of fertilizers and the pesticides by Indian farmers for agriculture and the total production of the agriculture sector. Data has been taken trom the official reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and the period reported for the data was of fifteen years starting from 2001 to 2016. It was found from the study that agriculture production and the yield per hectare both are associated with the usage of fertilizers in the country. Agriculture production will get increase with the increased usage of fertilizers. While pesticides do not ensure any increase in the agriculture production. Further, it was found from the study that even if there is an increase in the net irrigated area, but still the agriculture production has not increased.

Keywords


Agriculture Production, Fertilizers, Pesticides, India, Irrigated Area, Consumption, Yield Per Hectare.

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