COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FARMING OF MANGO IN SOUTH SAURASHTRA REGION OF GUJA 3353
| dc.contributor.advisor | S. B. Vekariya | |
| dc.contributor.author | VIRANI ABHISHEK DHIRAJLAL | |
| dc.contributor.other | 2010119118 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-14T11:32:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-14T11:32:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Organic mango farming, Socio-economic, adoption, Costs-Returns, Resources use efficiency and Constraints. The present investigation was undertaken with a view to analyze the socio economic status, factors that determine the adoption of organic farming, costs and returns, efficiency of resources and constrains in organic and inorganic mango farming. Hence, the present investigation was carried out under the title, “Comparative economics of organic and inorganic farming of mango in South-Saurashtra region of Gujarat.’’ A multistage sampling was adopted as appropriate sampling procedure for the study. The study covered 2 district, 4 talukas, in all 120 respondents, of which 60 for organic, and 60 for inorganic mango growers of (Junagadh and Gir-Somnath district) South Saurashtra region. The year of data collection was 2020-21. The collected data was systematically compiled and analyzed through tabular and statistical tools. The finding revealed the organic farming, 43.3 per cent of respondents’ falls under 20-40 years age group, while inorganic farming it was in 40-60 years age group. Educational status of organic farming has higher proportion of respondents who have studied upto middle school and above, which was leading to better awareness on adoption of organic farming. Organic farming mainly depends on organic manures from cattle, hence, more number of respondents have their own livestock for manure purpose. Organic mango farming were found to have a stronger association with the organization compared to inorganic mango farming. Furthermore, association with organization which were directly related to adoption of organic farming. The total average per hectare cost of cultivation was Rs. 76,995 under organic farming and Rs. 1,07,624 under inorganic farming. Zero cost incurred on fertilizer, pesticides and growth regulators under organic farming, gives cost advantage to organic mango farming. The total per hectare average yield of organic and inorganic mango were 92.83 quintal and 100.51 quintal respectively in the study area. Farm harvest price per quintal received by organic mango farming was Rs. 6,624. The gross income per hectare of organic mango farming was higher i.e. Rs. 6,18,395 on organic farming. While inorganic mango farming it was Rs. 4,13,669. In order to find efficiency of resources used by organic and inorganic mango farming, Cobb Douglas production function was employed. Among all the variables included in the production function, human labour was found positively significant for organic farming. While number of plant and human labour found positively significant for inorganic farming. However, quantity of fertilizers found negatively significant for inorganic farming. The value of coefficient of multiple determinations (R2 ) showed higher about 89 per cent in organic farming and slightly lower 87 per cent for inorganic farming. The high returns was observed from the organic mango farming, even though the production constraints faced by the farmers to get better returns were marketing difficulty followed by irregular bearing, fruit drop, severity of pest and disease, lack of awareness about organic produces among the customers, damaged by birds, difficulties in access to inputs, to obtain premium price, lack of training and lack of finance. The common major problems in both organic and inorganic farming were irregular bearing, marketing difficulty and severity of pest and disease. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810202987 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | |
| dc.pages | 126 | |
| dc.publisher | JAU JUNAGADH | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 3353 | |
| dc.sub | Agricultural Economics | |
| dc.theme | COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FARMING OF MANGO IN SOUTH SAURASHTRA REGION OF GUJA 3353 | |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | |
| dc.title | COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FARMING OF MANGO IN SOUTH SAURASHTRA REGION OF GUJA 3353 | |
| dc.type | Thesis |