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Subject: Agricultural Economics × Author: KAU × End date: 1981 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Economics of rubber cultivation by small holders in Kottayam district
    (Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1981) Elsamma, Job; KAU; Mukundan, K
    An investigation on economics of rubber cultivation by small holders was conducted in Kottayam district during the period 1980-81, to evaluate the cost and returns, capital productivity, the resource efficiency of yielding plantations and to study the problems of small growers. Stratified two stage sampling was adopted for the study and data were collected from a sample of 100 cultivators selected randomly. Average size of family for the sample was found to be 5.89. Majority of the sample holdings were under the size group of 0.50 to 1.00 hectares. Total cost of cultivation per hectare for establishing rubber i.e., for seven years was estimated at Rs.11054 in terms of 1980-81 prices. More than one half of this was accounted for by labour. Net returns per hectare was Rs.3234 during the eighth year and Rs.7193 during the 12th year – the year of yield stabilization. Cost of production per quintal of sheet rubber was estimated at Rs.305 during stabilized yield period. Payback period was 9.51 years. Benefit-cost ratio was 2.04 and internal rate of return 24.20 per cent. No serious problems were seen to be faced by the small growers.
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    Inter-regional comparision of farm labour productivity as revealed through the " Studies in the economics of farm management"
    (Faculty of the Post-Graduate School, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1965) Syamasundaran Nair, K N; KAU; Sirohi, A S
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    Studies on the resource efficiency in the paddy farms in Kuttanad and Onattukara regions in Alleppey District
    (Regional Post- Graduate Training Centre, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore, 1967) Samuel, T V; KAU; Srinivasan, M
    The main objectives of this study are the investigate the distribution of various input factors and their efficiency in the production of paddy and to estimate the unit cost of production of paddy in the two paddy growing tracts in Alleppey district viz., "Kuttanad" and " Onattukara". Kuttanad taluk represents the major part of the Kuttanad region in Alleppey district and hence this taluk was selected to represent the Kuttanad tract. Mavelikkara and Karthigappally taluks which represent the Onattukara tract in Alleppey district were selected to represent the region.