Resource use efficiency in cotton production in Palwal district of Haryana

Abstract

This paper examines productivity, profitability and resource use efficiency of cotton production in Palwal district of Haryana (India). The study is based on primary data collected from a total of 120 farmers selected randomly using two-stage sampling and data related to agricultural year 2017-18. Analytical tools like farm business analysis and production function approach is applied to summarise data. Results have revealed that large farms were more productive and earned higher profit from cotton production than small and medium farms. The regression results have shown that factors like human labour, phosphatic fertilizer, farm machinery and zinc had positive and significant impacts on cotton yield. The MVP of human labour, and phosphatic fertilizer were greater than unity indicating underutilization. However, other resources were applied in excess and suggested to utilize optimally to improve the yield of cotton.

Cropland suitability assessment using multi criteria evaluation techniques and geo-spatial technology: A review

“…that will be helpful to decision-makers for increasing the crop productivity and reducing the cost of production. Kumar et al (2021) analyzed cotton yield in Haryana and reported that phosphorus addition increased the yield but simultaneously increased cost of cultivation. Some researchers used either the MCE technique (Gautam et al 2017, Jain et al 2020 or the geospatial technique (Dhami et al 2012, Ranjan et al 2018, and they found that handling weights of parameters are indigent or insufficient in determining the crop suitability index.…”