Chickpea production in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra: a technological gap analysis
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https://doi.org/10.53550/jfl.v21i4.1932Keywords:
Chickpea, Decomposition analysis, Technology adoption indexAbstract
The study was undertaken in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra state by selecting 60 sample farmers during 2002- 03. The data on input use and production of demonstration plots and farmers' field of chickpea were analyzed by using Cobb-Douglas production function and decomposition analysis. The results revealed that the per ha use of most important inputs was minimum on sample farms than the demonstration plots. The B:C ratio of 1.19 for chickpea indicated that profitability in its cultivation. Production function analysis indicated scope in the use of human labour, bullock labour, nitrogen and phosphorous with curtailment in the use of manures in chickpea cultivation. The decomposition analysis of yield gaps showed that 52.99% of the potential farm yield in chickpea was left untapped by the sample farmers. Therefore, there is a scope to raise chickpea production at least by 53%.
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