IMPACT OF DIRECT SEEDED RICE ON ECONOMICS OF PADDY CROP IN HARYANA

VINAY MEHALA¹*, UMESH KUMAR SHARMA², VED PARKASH LUHACH³, SAROJ KUMARI^4
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
³Department of Agricultural Economics, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
⁴Department of Home Science Extension, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
* Corresponding Author : vinay.mehla@gmail.com

Received : 17-12-2016     Accepted : 22-12-2016     Published : 24-12-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 62       Pages : 3525 - 3528
Int J Agr Sci 8.62 (2016):3525-3528

Keywords : DSR, Economics, Rice, TPR
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
Author Contribution : None declared

A study concerned about an assessment of the resource and environmental constraints and cost analysis of transplanted rice (TPR) and direct seeded rice (DSR) is made in agri-economics context to suggest options for promotion of DSR in India. Results showed that net return was higher in DSR (Rs. 60105) as compared to TPR (Rs. 57532.5) and B:C ratio was found 2.13 in DSR while it was only 1.94 in TPR. Thus, net returns were 4 % higher in DSR than TPR method as cost of cultivation was 15% less in DSR. Moreover, technical efficiency of DSR was found to be 92% whereas it was 87% in case of TPR. In case of DSR system, economic efficiency measure was 0.52 as compare to 0.32 in TPR system. It was observed that farmers could save 55% human labour, 10% machine labour and 33% irrigation water in DSR as compared to transplanted rice. The results showed that DSR method of paddy cultivation was more economically efficient compared to TPR system.