FARM LEVEL IMPACT OF ZERO TILLAGE IN WHEAT UNDER RICE-WHEAT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

MUKESH MEENA¹*, S. SURYAPRAKASH^2
1Agricultural Economics, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Datia, 475661, Madhya Pradesh
²University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka
* Corresponding Author : lavish1986@gmail.com

Received : 22-02-2018     Accepted : 02-03-2018     Published : 15-03-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 5       Pages : 5260 - 5263
Int J Agr Sci 10.5 (2018):5260-5263

Keywords : Zero tillage, Conventional tillage, production function, Haryana
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors acknowledges the financial support provided by the CIMMYT, New Delhi in terms of contingency grants for data collection. A special thanks to Dr. Vijesh V Krishna for his valuable suggestion, creative comments and help in data collection throughout study period. Authors are thankful to University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), GKVK, Bangalore, 560 065
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

This paper has compared the economics of wheat production with Zero tillage (ZT) and conventional tillage (CT) and assess the adoption pattern, changes in productivity and input use associated with ZT practices. Adoption pattern changes across the villages, districts by adopting ZT technology in rice-wheat production system, cost is decreased and yield is increased significantly and a high return per rupee of cost of ZT obtained, indicating the economic viability of the technology. To analyze the input use/factors influence wheat yield production function approach followed, it shows that late sowing of wheat under ZT practice is associated with decreasing in wheat yield. Hence, extension workers should concentrate on this aspect in their training and demonstration programmes. Technology intervention needs to be complemented with policy reforms (subsidy on inputs and infrastructure) to create an enabling environment for sustainable adoption of this conservation practice

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