Adoption Behaviour and Resource Use Efficiency of Organic Farmers in Southern Rajasthan
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2023
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NOVJOT
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The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the factor affecting adoption
behaviour and resource use efficiency of organic farmers in Southern Rajasthan. The
study was based on primary data which was collected by pre-structured and pre-tested
schedules from season Rabi 2022-23 and secondary data collected from published and
unpublished reports, journals, government or non-government published sources.
Total 60 organic farmers and 60 inorganic farmers were selected from Bhilwara and
Chittorgarh districts. Two tehsils from each district were selected and one village
from each tehsil was selected to conduct the research. Status of organic farmers,
economics and adoption behaviour and resource use efficiency was calculated to
fulfill the objectives of research.
The study revealed that total number of farmers registered for organic
certification and area organically certified was increasing with compound growth rate
6.41 and 3.45 from year 2008-09 to 2020-21. The total cost of cultivation of organic
wheat was ₹ 52504.63 and for inorganic wheat was ₹ 56919.69 per hectare. Return
per rupee of organic wheat cultivation (1.82) was found higher as compared to
inorganic wheat cultivation (1.68).
Out of the selected variables education level, availability of FYM, availability
of marketing facility, premium price in market and lower yield level were found
significantly influencing the farmers to adopt organic farming. The resource use
efficiency analysis showed that resources are not being used as efficiently as they may
be in the research region, which could lead to higher production. As stated by the
sample farmers the major reasons for shifting over to organic wheat cultivation were
increasing return from organic wheat, quality of organic products, improvement in
soil health and health concerns of family
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Singh N. and Sharma L.