Resource Use Efficiency on Potato Farms in Azamgarh District of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India | Asian

The current study was conducted in the Pawai block of the Azamgarh district, with five villages chosen at random. Following proportionate random sampling, a total of 100 respondents were selected from the sleeted villages. The data related to the agricultural year 2016-2017 and was divided into three categories: marginal (48), small (29), and medium (23) respondents. The average farm holding size was 1.553 ha, with a cropping intensity of 217.92 percent. Cropping rate was inversely proportional to farm size.The average investment per farm on the entire farm was Rs.242208.79, with the building category accounting for the largest share (57.00%), followed by farm machinery and livestock. Overall, the average cost of cultivation (C3) per hectare was Rs. 78154.62, with a gross income of Rs. 123527.20 and a net profit of Rs. 45372.50. Among the various resources studied, the cost of seed showed a significant relationship in the marginal category of farms at a 1% level of probability, and it was significantly correlated at a 5% level of probability in the small and medium size group of farms.In all farm circumstances, another element of output, namely manures and fertiliser, was found to be significantly correlated with the dependent variable at a 1% level of probability. The amount of elasticity indicates that potato cultivation has a declining return to scale, while the positive value of marginal output indicates that there is still room for more input spending to gain more than the cost. The sample farmers ranked problems related to hired human labour and technical skills first and second.

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