lynx   »   [go: up one dir, main page]
IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/zib/zbfaer/v3y2024i1p28-31.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Profitability And Resource Use Efficiency Analysis Of Potato Cultivation In Doti District Of Nepal

Author

Listed:
  • Bibek Gautam

    (Caritas Nepal)

  • Sushma Adhikari

    (Himalayan College of Agriculture Science and Technology, Kathmandu Nepal)

  • Shreeja Acharya

    (Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan Nepal)

Abstract
A study entitled “Profitability and Resource use efficiency analysis of potato cultivation in Doti district of Nepal” was conducted on Bogtan and Jorayal RM of Doti on March April 2023 with an objective to access the profitability and resource use status in Potato production. 100 farming HH were randomly selected and interviewed using structured questionnaire. Data analysis was using SPSS and Microsoft excel to identify the BC ratio and resource use efficiency using Cobb Douglas production function. It was observed that potato production is Profitable in the study area with average yield of 446.02 Kg per kattha providing gross return of NRs. 13607.60 per kattha which statistically similar in both RM. Net return (NRs 2851.4) and BC ratio (1.25) by farmers of Jorayal is statistically par at 5% and 1% level of confidence in compared to Net return (NRs. 1875.59) and BC ratio (1.15) enjoyed by farmers of Bogtan. On production function analysis it was revealed that Cost of FYM in both Jorayal (0.24) and Bogtan (0.31) and Cost of total labor in Bogtan (0.39) was significant at 1% Confidence level. Similarly Cost of seed in Bogtan (0.33), Cost of Pesticide in Jorayal (0.12) and total cost of labor in Jorayal (0.20) was significant at 5% level of confidence, while Cost of seed (0.28) in Jorayal was significant at 10% level of Confidence. Efficiency ratios indicated that cost of seed in Bogtan (12.01) and Jorayal (10.61), Cost of FYM in Bogtan (11.33) and Jorayal (9.21), Cost of pesticide in Bogtan (1.98) and Jorayal (5.58), and labor in Bogtan (13.24) and Jorayal (7.20), while cost of land preparation and planting in Bogtan (4.46) were higher than 1 suggesting was underutilizing these resources while cost of land preparation and planting (-1.02) was overused in Jorayal. Therefore the findings suggests that number of factors, such as inadequate training and capacity building, traditional management techniques, a lack of investment in capital or technology, had led to underutilization of resources which must be addressed for optimal production and Income.

Suggested Citation

  • Bibek Gautam & Sushma Adhikari & Shreeja Acharya, 2024. "Profitability And Resource Use Efficiency Analysis Of Potato Cultivation In Doti District Of Nepal," Food and Agri Economics Review (FAER), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 3(1), pages 28-31, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbfaer:v:3:y:2024:i:1:p:28-31
    DOI: 10.26480/faer.01.2023.28.31
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://faer.com.my/archive/1faer2023/1faer2023-28-31.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.26480/faer.01.2023.28.31?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Rockstr m, J. & Barron, J. & Fox, P., 2003. "Water productivity in rain-fed agriculture: challenges and opportunities for smallholder farmers in drought-prone tropical agroecosystems," IWMI Books, Reports H032640, International Water Management Institute.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Grum, Berhane & Hessel, Rudi & Kessler, Aad & Woldearegay, Kifle & Yazew, Eyasu & Ritsema, Coen & Geissen, Violette, 2016. "A decision support approach for the selection and implementation of water harvesting techniques in arid and semi-arid regions," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 173(C), pages 35-47.
    2. Amrita Chatterjee & Arpita Ghose, 2016. "A dynamic economic model of soil conservation and drought tolerance involving genetically modified crops," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 18(1), pages 40-66, October.
    3. Noble, Andrew D. & Bossio, Deborah A. & Pretty, J. & Penning de Vries, F., 2008. "Bright spots: pathways to ensuring food security and environmental integrity," Book Chapters,, International Water Management Institute.
    4. Molden, David & Oweis, Theib & Steduto, Pasquale & Bindraban, Prem & Hanjra, Munir A. & Kijne, Jacob, 2010. "Improving agricultural water productivity: Between optimism and caution," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 97(4), pages 528-535, April.
    5. Verónica Borbolla-Pérez & Lourdes Georgina Iglesias-Andreu & Mauricio Luna-Rodríguez & Pablo Octavio-Aguilar, 2017. "Perceptions regarding the challenges and constraints faced by smallholder farmers of vanilla in Mexico," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 19(6), pages 2421-2441, December.
    6. Critchley, W. & Negi, G. & Brommer, M., 2008. "Local innovation in \u2018green water\u2019 management," IWMI Books, Reports H041596, International Water Management Institute.
    7. Atapattu, Sithara & Molden, David, 2006. "Achieving food and environmental security: better river basin management for healthy coastal zones," IWMI Books, Reports H039123, International Water Management Institute.
    8. Genesis T. Yengoh, 2012. "Climate and Food Production: Understanding Vulnerability from Past Trends in Africa’s Sudan-Sahel," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 5(1), pages 1-20, December.
    9. Giordano, Meredith & Turral, H. & Scheierling, S. M. & Treguer, D. O. & McCornick, Peter G, 2017. "Beyond “More Crop per Drop”: evolving thinking on agricultural water productivity," IWMI Research Reports 257962, International Water Management Institute.
    10. Masikati, P. & Manschadi, A. & van Rooyen, A. & Hargreaves, J., 2014. "Maize–mucuna rotation: An alternative technology to improve water productivity in smallholder farming systems," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 123(C), pages 62-70.
    11. Kafle, Kashi & Omotilewa, Oluwatoba J., 2021. "Who is likely to benefit from public and private sector investments in farmer-led irrigation? Evidence from Ethiopia," 2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas 313964, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    12. Moses A. Ojara & Yunsheng Lou & Lawrence Aribo & Silvia Namumbya & Md. Jalal Uddin, 2020. "Dry spells and probability of rainfall occurrence for Lake Kyoga Basin in Uganda, East Africa," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 100(2), pages 493-514, January.
    13. Tahiru, Fulera & Fosu, Mathias & Gaiser, Thomas & Becker, Mathias & Inusah, Baba I. Y. & Mutari, Abubakari & Buah, S. S. J. & Atakora, Williams Kwame & Mohammed, Askia M., 2015. "Fertilizer and Genotype Effects on Maize Production on Two Soils in the Northern Region of Ghana," Sustainable Agriculture Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 4(4).
    14. Sohoulande, Clement D.D. & Stone, Kenneth & Szogi, Ariel & Bauer, Phil, 2019. "An investigation of seasonal precipitation patterns for rainfed agriculture in the Southeastern region of the United States," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 223(C), pages 1-1.
    15. Sepaskhah, A.R. & Azizian, A. & Tavakoli, A.R., 2006. "Optimal applied water and nitrogen for winter wheat under variable seasonal rainfall and planning scenarios for consequent crops in a semi-arid region," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 84(1-2), pages 113-122, July.
    16. Noble, Andrew D. & Bossio, Deborah & Pretty, J. & Penning de Vries, F., 2008. "Bright spots: pathways to ensuring food security and environmental integrity," IWMI Books, Reports H041602, International Water Management Institute.
    17. Zoebl, Dirk, 2006. "Is water productivity a useful concept in agricultural water management?," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 84(3), pages 265-273, August.
    18. Tsegay, Alemtsehay & Vanuytrecht, Eline & Abrha, Berhanu & Deckers, Jozef & Gebrehiwot, Kindeya & Raes, Dirk, 2015. "Sowing and irrigation strategies for improving rainfed tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) production in the water scarce Tigray region, Ethiopia," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 81-91.
    19. Ernest Baba Ali & Ephraim Bonah Agyekum & Parise Adadi, 2021. "Agriculture for Sustainable Development: A SWOT-AHP Assessment of Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Initiative," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-24, January.
    20. repec:mth:jas888:v:6:y:2018:i:2:p:1-16 is not listed on IDEAS
    21. Ali Firoozzare & Sayed Saghaian & Sasan Esfandiari Bahraseman & Maryam Dehghani Dashtabi, 2023. "Identifying the Best Strategies for Improving and Developing Sustainable Rain-Fed Agriculture: An Integrated SWOT-BWM-WASPAS Approach," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-16, June.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:zib:zbfaer:v:3:y:2024:i:1:p:28-31. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Zibeline International Publishing The email address of this maintainer does not seem to be valid anymore. Please ask Zibeline International Publishing to update the entry or send us the correct address (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://faer.com.my/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.
    Лучший частный хостинг