ECONOMICS OF PESTICIDE USE IN PIGEON PEA IN VIJAYAPURA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA

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dc.contributor.advisorDr. S. S. GULEDAGUDDA
dc.contributor.authorAMBANA GOUDA DURGAD
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-12T04:16:52Z
dc.date.available2018-02-12T04:16:52Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractThe present study was conducted to analyze the economics of pesticide use in pigeon pea crop in Vijayapura district during 2013-14. Multistage sampling procedure was employed for selection of district, taluks (5), villages (20) and sample farmers (120) which composed of 60 IPM and remaining 60 non-IPM farmers. For conducting this study, Vijayapura district was purposively selected based on highest area under pigeon pea in UAS Dharwad jurisdiction. Budgeting technique was used to estimate the total cost and returns. Cobb-Douglas production function was employed to analyse the resource use efficiency. The majority of farmers belonged to large farmers (46.67%) and (56.67%) and area under pigeon pea (2.91 hectares) and (3.18 hectares) in IPM and non-IPM farmers, respectively. The pesticide share in total cost was highest in case of non-IPM farmers (29%) and it was only (19%) in IPM farmers. B:C ratio was higher in IPM farms (1.23) as compared to non-IPM farms (1.12). IPM famers used less contact insecticides than non-IPM farmers with a marginal differences in case of frequency (1.04 times), quantity (0.45 litre) and cost (Rs. 535). Frequency distribution of pesticides use intensity was maximum (2.5 to 5 liters per hectare) with 45 and 30 sample farmers observed in IPM and non-IPM farms, respectively. IPM farmers used more of systemic pesticide while, non-IPM farmers used more of contact insecticides. Most of the farmers used power sprayers for spraying of chemicals and dispose-off the washed water and pesticide empty containers in field itself. The MVP to MFC ratio was negative for chemical fertilizers, plant protection chemicals and seeds, judicious use of these resources would decrease production cost. The farmers should be educated to identify the threshold level of pest infestation and to take measures only after that instead of blindly following the neighbouring farmers while spraying pesticides.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810040788
dc.keywordsECONOMICS OF PESTICIDE USE IN PIGEON PEA IN VIJAYAPURA DISTRICT, KARNATAKAen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwaden_US
dc.subAgricultural Economicsen_US
dc.subjectnullen_US
dc.themeECONOMICS OF PESTICIDE USE IN PIGEON PEA IN VIJAYAPURA DISTRICT, KARNATAKAen_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleECONOMICS OF PESTICIDE USE IN PIGEON PEA IN VIJAYAPURA DISTRICT, KARNATAKAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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