Year: 2016 | Month: June | Volume 61 | Issue 2
How profitable is rice cultivation in hills of North Eastern region of India? A case study of Manipur
DOI:10.5958/0976-4666.2016.00042.5
Abstract:
The present study was conducted in Senapati Hill district of Manipur to work out the costs and returns in paddy cultivation and to determine the factors affecting the adoption of HYVs of rice. A sample of 60 farmers was randomly drawn from three villages of Kangpokpi block of the selected district. The costs and returns per hectare were calculated based on variable costs and fixed costs, and probit model was applied to determine the factors affecting adoption of HYVs.The state has registered negative annual growth (-0.48%) in the case of the area under rice during 2000-01 to 2011-12. Per hectare cost of cultivation for HYVs (` 51260.92/ha) was calculated to be higher as compared to local paddy (` 47093.22/ha) as the cultivation of HYVs of paddy involved higher amount of fertilizer and labours in weeding, harvesting and threshing activities than local paddy. Farmers who have mass media exposure, who are young and who get desired fertilizer in time have a higher probability of adoption of HYVs of rice. The net returns were negative for both, HYVs of paddy (- ` 629.09/ha) or local paddy (-` 9393.00/ha) which may be the reason for declined in rice area. Cultivation of HYVs of rice is more beneficial compared to local rice. So, the government should take proper initiative for adoption of HYVs of rice to make the state self-sufficient in rice production.
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