RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY OF LONG STAPLE COTTON CULTIVATION IN GUJARAT

MOHAMMAD DAUD¹*, R.L. SHIYANI^2
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Junagadh Agriculture University, Moti Baug, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics, Junagadh Agriculture University, Moti Baug, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : dahmadzai@yahoo.com

Received : 28-05-2018     Accepted : 09-06-2018     Published : 15-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 11       Pages : 6226 - 6229
Int J Agr Sci 10.11 (2018):6226-6229

Keywords : Long staple cotton, resource use efficiency, Cobb-Douglas production function, returns to scale, MVP
Academic Editor : Amale A.J.
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR), Government of India, for providing scholarship. Author also thankful to Junagadh Agriculture University, Moti Baug, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The Cobb-Douglas production function was used to find out the functional relationship between input and output. Moreover, ratio of MVPs to factor price was used to find out the efficiency ratio or the resource use efficiency of long staple cotton in Gujarat. The necessary time series data were compiled from various official published sources for the period from 1980-81 to 2015-16. The results of Cobb-Douglas production function indicated that human labour, seeds and plant nutrition were found significant during the Overall Period. The summation of all the production co-efficient (0.57) was found to be statistically significant indicating a decreasing return to scale. It implies that adjustments are required in the use of resources for cotton production by farmers to increase the profitability of their long staple cotton crop. Further, the results showed the MVPs of human labour, bullock labour, seeds and plant protection chemicals were found to be underutilized during Overall Period so, the gross returns could be increased by using more of these resources while plant nutrition, irrigation and miscellaneous expenses were observed to be overutilized during Overall Period therefore, it is suggested the excess resources should be decreased to minimize loss.

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