Abstract
The present study is an attempt to examine resource use efficiency of wheat crop in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh and also identify of the constraints encountered in production of wheat by the farmers to achieve the potential yield of wheat. The study was conducted in 2013-14 and the results reveals that human labour was found significant for large (0.419) and overall (0.156) farm, while it non-signification for small and medium farms. Machine labour was found significant for all size of farms i.e. small (0.551) medium (0.526) large (0.370) and overall (0.687) farm size. Seed and fertilizer was found significant for small and overall farm. In case of marginal value productivity it was found that in small size farm the factors of production i.e. machine labour (X2), seed (X3), fertilizers (X4) and irrigations (X5) had been found underutilized, whereas human labour (X1) implying over utilization under the study area. The constraints related to wheat production i.e. high price of quality seed was reported by 68% farmers followed by lack of knowledge about nutrient content 67%, high price of fertilizer 60%, lack of knowledge of seed treatment 55% etc. were found major constraints.
Highlights
IntroductionWest Bengal Maharashtra Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Jammu& Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka
Wheat is the major Rabi crop grown in the state of Madhya Pradesh covering 4.89 Million hectare area and 11.54 Million tons of production (2011-12).The total shares of wheat production of Madhya Pradesh state in India is 12.16% the average yield of Madhya Pradesh found to be near about 2360 kg per hectare
The majority of wheat growers reported that high price of quality seed was the main constraints (68%) followed by lack of knowledge about nutrient content in different fertilizer (67%), high price of fertilizer (60%), lack of knowledge about doses for seed treatment and its procedure (55%), lack of timely availability of necessary inputs (53%) and non-availability of quality seed (50%) and lack of knowledge of recommended seed rate faced by the sample respondents in the study area
Summary
West Bengal Maharashtra Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Jammu& Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka. Wheat is important cereal crop growing in Rabi season in India. Total area under wheat crop is about 29.7 million hectare in the country 2012-13. The major increase in the productivity of wheat has been observed in the state of Haryana, Panjab and Uttar Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh stands on third position with 5.3 million ha area of wheat in the recent years. Wheat is the major Rabi crop grown in the state of Madhya Pradesh covering 4.89 Million hectare area and 11.54 Million tons of production (2011-12).The total shares of wheat production of Madhya Pradesh state in India is 12.16% the average yield of Madhya Pradesh found to be near about 2360 kg per hectare. The district statistics witness of a sequence of technological changes in crop production of wheat since the inception of green revolution.
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