Year: 2017 | Month: September | Volume 62 | Issue 3
An Econometric Analysis of Resource Use Efficiency of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana L.) Production in Karnataka
DOI:10.5958/0976-4666.2017.00061.4
Abstract:
The study was conducted in Bengaluru rural and Ramanagara districts of Karnataka to assess the resource use pattern and efficiency in finger millet production. The sampling frame consisted of 30 rainfed and 30 irrigated finger millet producers in each district totaling to 120 farmers. Farm household survey was carried out to collect the primary information from the selected finger millet producers by using the pre-tested interview schedules. Cobb-Douglas type of production function (per hectare) was used to assess the resource use efficiency in finger millet production. Results indicated that, there was significant difference between rainfed and irrigated finger millet production in use of human labour, seeds and fertilizers. The regression co-efficient of human labour (0.11), bullock and machine labour (0.10) and fertilizer (0.15) were found to be statistically significant at one per cent in irrigated situation, whereas in rainfed situation, human labour (0.31), fertilizer (0.04) was statistically significant at one per cent, seed (0.08) was statistically significant at five per cent. The allocative efficiency was estimated by using the geometric mean levels of the output as well as inputs. The ratio of marginal value product (MVP) to marginal factor cost (MFC) under rainfed situation in case of human labour, bullock and machine labour, seed, FYM and fertilizer was 0.68, 0.05, 0.77, 0.07 and 0.46, respectively indicating that, there is no scope for using additional units of the factors and expenditure or use of inputs should be reduced to optimize the production system. Whereas, in irrigated situation,ratio of MVP to MFC was less than one in case of human labour (0.35), bullock and machine labour (0.39), seed (0.69) and irrigation (0.47), indicating that an expenditure of one rupee on human labour, bullock and machine labour, seed and irrigation gives only ` 0.35, ` 0.39, ` 0.69 and ` 0.47, respectively. It is evident from the study that, inputs are not optimally utilized in finger millet production. Hence, farmers should be educated regarding the sustainable use of recourses which helps in increasing the returns and reduces cost as most of the resources are over utilized in finger millet production.
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