YIELD GAP ANALYSIS AMONG RICE GROWERS OF EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH

SANTOSH KUMAR¹*, G.P. MAURY², H.P. SINGH^3
1Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Krtishi Nagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, MP.
²Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005
³Department of Agricultural Economics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005
* Corresponding Author : santosh.ageco@gmail.com

Received : 25-02-2016     Accepted : 13-03-2016     Published : 07-05-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 15       Pages : 1266 - 1270
Int J Agr Sci 8.15 (2016):1266-1270

Keywords : Yield gap, Costs, & Returns and Constraints
Academic Editor : Bhanwar Lal Dhaka, Dr. G. L. Meena
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The present study analyses the total yield gap in Rice crop into three different gaps viz. yield gap-I, yield gap-II and total yield gap. The study was conducted in Mirzapur District using primary data collected from 60 sample farmers covering four sample Blocks for the year 2097- 2010. In order to evaluate the objectives of the study, a multistage stratified random sampling technique was adopted Most of the sample farmers were growing vatimansuri variety of rice crop. Yield gap analysis shows that 23 per cent yield gap was estimated between potential and potential farm yield where as yield gap between potential farm yield and actual yield was estimated 23.12 percent. Index of realized potential farm yield was observed 75.20 percent on marginal farms to 80 percent on large farms with an overall average of 76.0 percent. The main causing factors of yield gaps was due to variation in the quantum of resource used and proper timing of the resources use.