ADOPTION AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF PADDY IN MARATHWADA REGION OF MAHARASHTRA

R.B. HILE¹*, D.J. SANAP², R.V. SHROTE^3
1Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra
²Junior Research Assistant, CPMCC Scheme, Department of Agricultural Economics. MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra
³Junior Research Assistant, CPMCC Scheme, Department of Agricultural Economics. MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra
* Corresponding Author : rajendrahile@yahoo.co.in

Received : 18-09-2015     Accepted : 03-11-2015     Published : 01-12-2015
Volume : 7     Issue : 11       Pages : 767 - 773
Int J Agr Sci 7.11 (2015):767-773

Keywords : Decomposition model, Technology Adoption, Impact, Added cost and Added returns, ICBR ratio
Academic Editor : Yogeshgir Yashwantgir Giri, Dr D. B. Yadav, Dr Shinde Hanumant Ramchandra
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The Adoption and impact assessment of production technology of paddy cultivation in Marathwada region of Maharashtra for the year 2013-14 has been analyzed and it is based on costs and returns structure, production function analysis, resource use efficiencies, yield gap analysis, adoption index and impact of improved paddy technology have been estimated in the study. It has been found that per hectare cost ‘C’ was 35,801.52 and BCR is 1.14, whereas, per quintal cost of production was 1,145.57 at the overall level for improved paddy cultivation methods. Further, there was a 19.97 percent yield gap between actual yield and demonstration plot yield. The composite index of technology adoption was worked out to 38.62 percent indicated that the sample farmers adopted less than 61 percent recommended paddy production technology and obtained 28.10 q/ha yield. The contribution of different components on impact of paddy production technology in Marathwada region, net returns was maximum (49.91 percent). The added yield was 6.98 q/ha over the local and improved method of adoption. Thus, for producing extra yield per hectare, costs were also increased 7,154 and added returns were also increased 9,756.80. The ICBR ratio indicates that the high adoption of improved production technology adopter farmers were in profit with 1.36 ICBR ratio. It indicates that, the farmers should adopt the improved production technology for paddy to the fuller extent for maximizing returns and minimizing per unit cost. Farmers were not fully aware of some of the components of improved paddy production technologies. Therefore, the efforts are required to be made to intensify extension education activity to increase awareness among the paddy growers so as to accelerate the process of adoption.