Resource use efficiency of coconut in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu

Abstract

The study was attempted to examine the relationship of the yield of the Coconut and its various inputs used in the production of the coconuts by the coconut farmers in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu during the year 2019-2020. Four blocks namely, Anaimalai, Kinathukadavu, Pollachi (North) and Pollachi (South) were selected in the Coimbatore district for this study. Respondents were selected through Multistage sampling with 40 samples in each block. In all, 120 respondents were selected for the study. Cobb-Douglas production function was employed in the present study to analyze the resource use efficiency in the coconut farms. The analysis of the marginal productivities of the factors inferred that the all the inputs namely farmyard manure, fertilizers, irrigation and labour man days were used inefficiently in the study area. For the identification of the constraints in the production of the coconut, Garrett’s ranking technique was used. The major constraints in the study area were pest and disease incidence, limited availability of labour and scarcity of water.