AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CROPPING PATTERN IN U.K.P. COMMAND AREA
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2006-12-30
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University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore
Abstract
The focus of the study was on the economic evaluation of croppin:
pattern m different reaches of the canal system. The multistage randon
sampling technique was employed to get the field level data for th,
agriculture year 2003-04 through surveying 90 farmers. Comprising equa
number in each reach (head, middle and tail). The techniques of tabula
analysis and functional analysis were employed for analysis of the data
The overall average land holding was 19.53 hectares. Cropping pattern o
different reaches of the canal system was identified and compared wit!
the recommended one. It was noticed that water intensive crops wen
grown in the upper reach of the canal system. In the head reach the nel
returns were higher in cultivation of groundnut (Rs. 12677.04), in the
middle reach it was cotton (Rs.21329.09) and in the tail reach it was
pigeonpea (Rs.7199.95) where as in overall cultivation of cotton in rabi
and groundnut in summer was found to be more profitable with the nel
returns of Rs.21926.40 and Rs.11750.71 respectively. The higher
profitable cropping system in the study area was cotton-fallow
(Rs.21926.40) fallowed by Bajra-groundnut (Rs. 17300.62), Greengramgroundnut
(Rs.l477.2S), paddy-paddy (Rs.13277.34). The results for
technical efficiency showed that their exists a scope to expand production
if farmers could efficiently utilized their available resources with the given
technology. The major problems faced .by the farmers were, inadequate
water availability to the farmers at the tkil reach, water logging and
salinity problem in upper reaches and wastage of water at the tail reaches
of the canal system were the major problems faced by the farmers in the
Study area.
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