Technical efficiency of banana production in central TamilNadu

Vinayagamoorthi, N.; Sekhar, C.; Palanichamy, N. Venkatesa; Harishankar, K.; Balaji, P.

doi:10.15740/has/irjaes/10.1/122-132

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“…These constraints collectively present significant challenges for banana farmers. These results were in similar line with the study conducted by sharma et al[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

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Economic Efficiency of Banana Production in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka, India

Naik,

Moolimane,

Madhu, D. M.

et al. 2024

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Aim: Banana cultivation holds significant agricultural importance, contributing substantially to global dietary staples. This study Examines the economic efficiency of banana production in Uttara Kannada district. Sampling Design: Employed purposive and multistage sampling, the study focuses on Sirsi and Siddapur taluks, selecting 80 farmers through random sampling. Methodology: The research examines resource utilization by employing the Cobb-Douglas production function and evaluate efficiency levels by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Results: Allocative efficiency in banana cultivation is apparent through positive MVP/MFC ratios for inputs like suckers (15.89), manure (1.91), fertilizers (7.21), machine labor (1.75), and propping material (6.66), indicating underutilization. Conversely, plant protection chemicals (-22.35) and human labor (-1.20) show negative ratios, signifying overutilization. The ratio of MVP to MFC was differed from unity indicating scope for reallocation of expenditure among various resources. Using Data Envelopment Analysis, individual farm technical and economic efficiency was assessed. Banana, Crop I had a mean technical efficiency of 70.30, while Crop II had 49.40. The results highlight room for improvement, especially in Crop II, emphasizing the need for better resource allocation. Major production constraints include labour scarcity, poor planting material, and pest issues. Marketing hurdles encompass price fluctuations, limited storage, and distant markets. Conclusion: The study emphasizes the banana cultivation revealed significant impacts of resource utilization on yield, with suckers, fertilizers, and plant protection chemicals showing substantial effects. Allocative efficiency analysis indicated underutilization of resources, suggesting potential for yield improvement. However, farmers face challenges including labour scarcity, quality planting material, price fluctuations, and inadequate storage facilities in production and marketing.

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Economic Efficiency of Banana Production in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka, India

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Madhu, D. M.

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“…Long-term declines in banana prices are pressuring growers and workers. Low demand and increased production have lowered prices, so studying resource use efficiency and technical efficiency would help identify the reasons for the decline in production and productivity [6][7][8][9].…”

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How the Banana Farmers are Efficient? An Evidence from the Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu

Duraiprasanth

Senthil-Nathan

Senthilkumar³

et al. 2022

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Aims: The main aim of this study is to assess the resource use efficiency and technical efficiency of banana production and to determine factors that influence the technical efficiency of banana production in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out using the primary data from the sample banana farmers of Tiruchirappalli district from April 2022 – May 2022. Methodology: The Cobb Douglas production function and Stochastic Frontier Analysis was used to find resource use efficiency and technical efficiency of banana production in the study area. Results: The results shows that organic manure, chemical fertilizer, and micronutrient were significant resources. An increase in the usage of these resources will increase the yield, and the other resources which are not significant should be appropriately used to increase the yield. The mean technical efficiency of banana farmers in the Tiruchirappalli district is around seventy per cent, which shows that thirty per cent of farmers were not technically sound. Conclusion: The finding of the study reveals that the good quality suckers and appropriate chemical fertilizers should be incorporated to increase production and productivity. Government should concentrate on extension activities by properly disseminating information to farmers, such as correct production technologies and the required quantities of inputs used, and create awareness about the availability of good quality suckers in the formal institutions.

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Technical efficiency of banana production in central TamilNadu

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Economic Efficiency of Banana Production in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka, India

Economic Efficiency of Banana Production in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka, India

How the Banana Farmers are Efficient? An Evidence from the Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu

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