ASSESSMENT OF TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCIES OF KHARIF CROPS OF WESTERN MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS
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2015
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Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri.
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An attempt has been made in the present investigation to study the resource use structure, resource use and yield gap, costs and returns structure, techno-economic and allocative efficiencies of kharif crop growing farms in western Maharashtra and factors affecting inefficiencies on these farms. Also, cost minimizing input quantities and reduction in the cost of cultivation at the existing level of output were estimated by using Data Envelopment Analysis technique. The present study uses a two step methodology. In the first step, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to model efficiencies an explicit function of discretionary variables. In the second step, farm specific variables such as a farmer’s age, education and land holding were used in a regression framework to explain variations in measured inefficiencies.The study was based on the micro level data collected in the scheme for “Creating Permanent Machinery for studying the Cost of Cultivation of Principal Crops in Maharashtra State (CPMCC),” sponsored by the Government of Maharashtra. The triennium averages of the data related to the years 2009-10 to 2011-12 were considered for the study. The sampling design adopted in the scheme is a three stage stratified random sampling with tahsil as a primary unit, a cluster of village as a secondary unit and operational holding within the cluster as an ultimate unit of sampling. In the said scheme, 32 clusters of the kharif crop complex were in operation during the years 2009-10 to 2011-12. Among these clusters 30 small, 30 medium and 30 large size group of holdings sample cultivators for all the 10 crops were considered for this study. Thus, the data were collected from 900 cultivators from above clusters spread over 10 districts of western Maharashtra and triennium average of the years 2009-10 to 2011-12 were taken in to consideration. The classification of farms according to size group of holdings is as small (0.01 to 2 ha), medium (2.01 to 4 ha) and large (above 4.01 ha). The resource use structure, resource use gap and costs and returns of selected crops were worked out by using standard cost concepts. The selected farms were categorized according to efficiencies. Also, the relationship between the cost of production and efficiency levels was analyzed. The efficiency of the all the 10 crop growers were measured by using the data envelopment analysis approach (DEA). The factors associated with inefficiency were determined in order to suggest proper reallocation of resources of the selected kharif crops.
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