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Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda

Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda has been established as a full-fledged State University, having unique honour of being the “First Agricultural University of Bundelkhand Region”. The University was notified vide Government Order No. 301/79-V-1-10-1 (Ka) 27-2009 Lucknow and established on 2nd March 2010 under Uttar Pradesh Agriculture University Act (Sanshodhan) 1958 Gazette-Adhiniyam 2010. Initially it was named as “Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda”, which was changed as “Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda” vide Uttar Pradesh Agriculture University Act (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2014, No. 1528(2)/LXXIX-V-1-14-1(Ka)-13-2014 dated 4th December 2014. The University has been established for the development of the agriculture and allied sectors in the Uttar Pradesh on the whole and Bundelkhand region in particular. It is committed to serve the Bundelkhand region with trinity concept, i.e. complete integration of teaching, research and extension for the development of agriculture and allied sectors in order to ensure food security and enhance socio-economic status of inhabitants. State Government of Uttar Pradesh has assigned the University with the responsibilities of (a) human resource generation and development, (b) generation and perfection of technologies, and (c) their dissemination to the farmers, orchardists and dairy farmers in the Chitrakoot Dham and Jhansi divisions. The Chirtrkoot Dham Division consists of four districts, namely Banda, Chitrakoot (Karvi), Mahoba and Hamirpur whereas Jhansi Division consists of Jhansi, Lalitpur and Jalaun (Orai) districts.

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Subject: Agricultural Economics × Author: Panday, Himanshu × End date: 2021 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    An Economic Analysis of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Production in Banda District of Bundelkhand Region (U.P.)
    (Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda-210001, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2020-11-24) Panday, Himanshu; Rai, R.K.
    The study was carried out to examine the an economic analysis of Chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) Production in Banda District of Bundelkhand Region (U.P.) The Banda District comprises eight block i.e. Badokhar Khurd, Jaspura, Tindwari, Naraini, Mahua, Baberu, Bisanda and Kamasin. Among these, Baberu block was selected purposively, because it had the largest area and production in Chickpea. In Baberu block, six villages were selected randomly and from each village 20 ChickPea growers were also selected randomly to make 120 sample for the study. The variables of socio- economic status of Chickpea growers had revealed that the average age was found 54.64 years and marital status revealed the 96.67 % growers were married with average family size was found 8.25 members. There 74.16% of than farm family were living as joint family and 92.50% farm families belongs to Hindu community over 70.83% literacy rate was observed. it was also revealed that 86% growers were living mix and katcha house and the majority growers were engaged in on farm activities, their average annual income was found Rs.134533. However, the cropping pattern indicates, during rabi season 64.68% land was cultivated with major source of irrigation was observed tube- well in study area. The cost and return analysis indicates that the total average benefit cost (C3) of chickpea incurred in Rs. 35941.05/ha., respectively. It was also estimates the average benefit cost ratio 1:1.64 which also indicates that the per unit profit from chickpea production . The coefficient of determination (R2) revealed that independent variables i.e. man-days X1, seed X2 and PPM X5 estimated significant at the 1% level of significance and the sum of the elasticites indicates the diminishing returns to scale. While the MVP of different inputs were found underutilized of Chickpea of chickpea production in the study area.