Adoption of resource conservation technologies in indo-gangetic plains of India: scouting for profitability and efficiency

    Singh, N P and Singh, R P and Kumar, R and Vashist, A K and Khan, F and Varghese, N (2011) Adoption of resource conservation technologies in indo-gangetic plains of India: scouting for profitability and efficiency. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 24 (1). pp. 15-24. ISSN 0974-0279

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    Abstract

    This study has evaluated the superiority of resource conservation technologies (RCTs) over conventional methods of cultivation and has identified the factors influencing adoption of these technologies. It has provided succinct evidences from four states — Bihar, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh — by comparing the adopters and non-adopters of RCTs in the rice-wheat cropping system of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. The study has highlighted superiority of RCTs over the conventional practices in terms of cost saving and efficient inputs-use. However, there is a need to internalize the RCTs in their totality by applying plans and strategies based on local dynamics. The study has suggested the need of policy formulations for dissemination and wider adoption of these technologies

    Item Type: Article
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    Uncontrolled Keywords: Resource conservation technologies, Economic efficiency, DEA approach, RCTs, Indo-Gangetic Plains, Wheat, Rice
    Subjects: Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
    Depositing User: Mr Sanat Kumar Behera
    Date Deposited: 07 Feb 2012 04:10
    Last Modified: 07 Feb 2012 04:10
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5413
    Official URL: http://indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ae...
    Projects: UNSPECIFIED
    Funders: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
    Acknowledgement: The authors thank ICAR AP Cess Fund for sponsoring this research at Division of AgriculturalEconomics, IARI, New Delhi. Research assistance provided by P.K. Jain, Rajesh Bhaker, Sanjeev Garg and C.P. Shiji during the course of investigation is gratefully acknowledged.
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