Resource use efficiency in organic wheat crop in Haryana state

Abstract

This study was designed to measure resource use efficiency in organic wheat production in Haryana state. In present investigation we use the Cobb-Douglas type of production function. The sample of 120 organic farmers was selected from which input-output data collected. Functional analysis of wheat crop revealed that among the seven (7) explanatory variables the coefficients of human labour, irrigation, FYM + jeevamrit and machine labour were found to be positive with significant impact on yield of organic wheat. The coefficient of organic pesticide had negative and significant effect. However, the effect of seeds and vermi-compost were found to be non-significant on organic wheat production in Haryana. The MVP to MFC for Human labour, machine labour, irrigation, vermi-compost and FYM + Jeevamrit were positive and greater than one, indicated under-utilization of these resources in organic wheat production. For organic pesticide and seeds the ratio of MVP to MFC were less than one which indicates over-utilization of these resources in organic wheat production.