Resource use efficiency of banana cultivation in Bharuch district of south Gujarat

Abstract

The study aims to examine Resource use efficiency of banana cultivation in Bharuch District of South Gujarat. The analysis of Cobb-Douglas production function fitted and in case of small farmers revealed that among the selected variable of banana, human labour and irrigation were found positive and significant at 5 per cent level of significant. In case of PPC (Plant protection Chemical) and chemical fertilizer the regression coefficient was negative. The explanatory variable like tractor charge, human labour, FYM and irrigation were found positive and significant at 5 per cent level of significant in case of medium farms. In case of PPC (Plant protection Chemical) the regression coefficient was negative. The variables of human labour, FYM and irrigation were found positive and significant at 5 per cent level of significant in case of large farms. In case of PPC (Plant protection Chemical) the regression coefficient was negative.