Vol. 8, Special Issue 2 (2020)
Production efficiency of chillies in peri-urban areas of Coimbatore district
Author(s): N Sahaanaa, T Alagumani and C Velavan
Abstract: In this paper, resource use efficiency and technical efficiency of chillies were measured in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The study was conducted in peri-urban villages of Coimbatore district. Three peri-urban cluster village each in Thondamuthur, Madukkarai and Karamadai blocks were selected. From each village, thirty sample farmers were selected to form a sample size of 90. Cobb-douglas production function and Data Envelopment Analysis were used to measure the resource-use efficiency and technical efficiency respectively. The average yield of the sample farms was nine tonnes per hectare with the coefficient of variation of 24.44 per cent. The net return from chillies cultivation was Rs. 30728 with the BC ratio of 1.29. The study also revealed that plant population, human labour and number of irrigations had a positive and significant influence on the yield. The ratio of MVP to MFC was greater than one for all the significant variables indicating the underutilization of resources and there exists the possibility of enhancing their yield by increasing their use. The overall mean technical efficiency was 0.89, which indicated the possibility of increasing the yield of chillies by adopting better technology and cultivation practices.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i2b.9590
Pages: 76-80 | 751 Views 71 Downloads
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N Sahaanaa, T Alagumani and C Velavan. Production efficiency of chillies in peri-urban areas of Coimbatore district. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2020; 8(2): 76-80. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i2b.9590
