AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) TECHNOLOGY IN COTTON PRODUCTION IN VADODARA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT
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Date
2006
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Anand Agricultural University, Anand
Abstract
The present investigation was undertaken with a view to study the
factors influencing pesticide use at farm level in cotton cultivation, input
use pattern and IPM practices followed by cotton farmers, impact of adoption
of IPM technology for cotton and problems faced by farmers in adopting
IPM technology.
A sample of 120 cotton growers were randomly selected from
6 selected villages of Vadodara district, comprised of 60 IPM farmers and
60 Non-IPM farmers. The study pertains to the agricultural year 2003-04
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Agricultural Economics, Analysis