Year: 2016 | Month: September | Volume 61 | Issue 3
An empirical analysis on resource use efficiency and constraints in adoption of precision farming in banana in Theni district, Tamil Nadu
DOI:10.5958/0976-4666.2016.00048.6
Abstract:
Banana is the second most important fruit crop in India, and India ranks first in banana production in the world. Tamil Nadu leads in both area and production of banana in India. Precision farming technique is getting wide acceptance in banana cultivation owing to its higher yield and profitability. This paper attempts to study resource use efficiency of different farm inputs used in precision farming and conventional farming as well as constraints in adoption of precision farming in banana. It was found in the result that regression coefficients for human labour, tissue culture (TC) plants/suckers, manures and fertilizers, and plant protection chemicals in precision farming as well as in conventional farming were positive and significant. Thus, On the basis of above, it is concluded that input use could be increased in order to get maximum return in both the cases. Percentage increase in return was found to be comparatively higher in precision farming for percentage increase in human labour and plant protection chemicals. The results also revealed that the problems in power supply, lack of marketing facilities were major infrastructural constraints. The high cost of drip and fertigation system, high input cost and price instability were the major economic constraints. The lack of technical expertise and resource persons were the extension constraints in adoption of precision farming. Improper price policies and lack of support from agriculture department were the major administrative constraints. Policy measures are required to overcome these constraints.
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