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Author: Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ISBN: 9783659668012 Category : Languages : en Pages : 80
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The Bt (Bacillus Thuringiensis) cotton seed production focussed on the socio-economic characteristics of contract farmers, cost and return, efficiency of resource use and problems faced by the farmers in Bt cotton seed production under different companies. The total cost of Bt cotton seed production varied from one company contract farmers to other company contract farmers. The Cobb-Douglas production function revealed that the farmers who have contracted with different seed companies, the use of seed was found to be optimum across all company contract farmers. Whereas, fertilizer resource was over utilized by farmers who have contracted with various companies. Non availability of trained labour and prevalence of high wage rate were the major constraints in case of production, where as poor technical assistance and low contract price were the contractual problems. Therefore the Bt cotton seed production technology had positive impact on Socio- economic status of farmers by increase in yield and reducing cost on inputs thereby increase in income and also standard of living.
Author: Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ISBN: 9783659668012 Category : Languages : en Pages : 80
Book Description
The Bt (Bacillus Thuringiensis) cotton seed production focussed on the socio-economic characteristics of contract farmers, cost and return, efficiency of resource use and problems faced by the farmers in Bt cotton seed production under different companies. The total cost of Bt cotton seed production varied from one company contract farmers to other company contract farmers. The Cobb-Douglas production function revealed that the farmers who have contracted with different seed companies, the use of seed was found to be optimum across all company contract farmers. Whereas, fertilizer resource was over utilized by farmers who have contracted with various companies. Non availability of trained labour and prevalence of high wage rate were the major constraints in case of production, where as poor technical assistance and low contract price were the contractual problems. Therefore the Bt cotton seed production technology had positive impact on Socio- economic status of farmers by increase in yield and reducing cost on inputs thereby increase in income and also standard of living.
Author: Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi Publisher: Amazon Publishers, USA ISBN: Category : Reference Languages : en Pages :
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Karnataka is one of the nine major Bt cotton growing states in the country. The Bt cotton seed production focussed on the socio-economic characteristics of contract farmers, cost and return, efficiency of resource use and problems faced by the farmers in Bt cotton seed production under different companies. Five companies having highest area under Bt cotton seed production were selected for study. The present study was conducted with primary data collected entirely based on a multistage random sampling technique from 200 Bt cotton seed production growers who have contracted with the different seed companies. The study pertained to the agricultural year 2012-13. The total cost of Bt cotton seed production varied from one company contract farmers to other company contract farmers. The total cost was found to be higher (Rs.96829) in case of JK seeds company contract farmers followed by the farmers who have contracted with Monsanto seeds company (Rs.95797). While, the net returns obtained from Bt cotton seed production was found to be higher in case of Monsanto seeds company contract farmers (Rs.46387) followed by Kaveri seeds company contract farmers (Rs.33076). The Cobb-Douglas production function revealed that the farmers who have contracted with different seed companies, the use of seed was found to be optimum across all company contract farmers. Whereas, fertilizer resource was over utilized by farmers who have contracted with various companies. Non availability of trained labour and prevalence of high wage rate were the major constraints in case of production, where as poor technical assistance and low contract price were the contractual problems. The other problems regarding plant protection, high incidence of diseases was the major constraint in Bt cotton seed production and in case of marketing, high price of parents of Bt cotton seeds and low price of the seeds offered by the agencies were the major ones. Therefore the Bt cotton seed production technology had positive impact on Socio- economic status of farmers by increase in yield and reducing cost on inputs thereby increase in income and also standard of living.
Author: Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi Publisher: Amazon Publishers, USA ISBN: Category : Reference Languages : en Pages :
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Biotechnology and the introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops are providing new opportunities for increasing crop productivity and tackling agricultural problems, such as pests and diseases, abiotic stresses and nutritional limitations of staple food crops. Cultivation of GM crops is changing the practice of agriculture and there is an increasing trend in cultivation of GM crops worldwide. Plants with novel traits to produce pharmaceutical products are also being generated. The safety of GM crop cultivation and use is a topic of extreme international debate. Biotechnology innovations appear to have taken world agriculture by storm. This spectacular success is attributable almost entirely to transgenic varieties of four crops: soybean, corn, cotton, and canola. It is noteworthy that in 2013, the number of countries cultivating biotech crops reached the historical milestone of 28 countries. In 2013, the global hectarage of biotech crops continued to grow strongly reaching 175 million hectares, up from 160 million hectares in 2011. In 2012, the global market value of biotech crops was US$14.84 billion, (up from US$13.35 billion in 2011). Manjunath Kerur (2012) conducted a study on comparative economic analysis of Bt cotton and Desi cotton cultivation in Haveri district of Karnataka. The results on the per acre cost incurred and returns obtained from Bt cotton and Desi cotton cultivation revealed that the variable and fixed costs were higher in Bt cotton producing farms (Rs. 11748) and (Rs. 4049) compared to Desi cotton producing farms (Rs. 13202) and (Rs.3634) respectively. The gross returns and net returns from Bt cotton cultivation were Rs. 32096 and Rs. 15113 per acre, respectively as against Rs. 24140 and Rs. 6007 per acre from Desi cotton cultivation. In India, policy of encouraging genetically modified cotton needs a complete review and critical examination from the point of view of environment, diversity and health.
Author: Anchal Arora Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ISBN: 9783659795718 Category : Languages : en Pages : 92
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The adoption of Bt cotton in India has been remarkable with an unprecedented 168-fold increase between 2002-09. The price for official Bt cotton seed in India in 2005 was Rs 1600. The Indian government imposed a ceiling on the price of Bt cotton seeds in 2006. Thus, the adoption rates recorded an increase of 192% in 2006 over the previous year. Also during the same period when the adoption rates were increasing, many more Bt cotton hybrids were approved for cultivation in India. This book has analyzed whether and to what extent the government seed price interventions in 2006 have influenced adoption of Bt cotton in India. Another important contribution of this research is finding the effect of technological development defined in terms of number of Bt hybrids approved for commercial cultivation, on percentage area adopted under Bt cotton. Using a dynamic logistic model, it finds that although seed price interventions of the government were successful in impacting the adoption rates but its impact was limited. It was also found that technological development is an important factor affecting adoption rates.
Author: Vasant P. Gandhi Publisher: Allied Publishers ISBN: 8184245866 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 84
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Breakthroughs in science and technology often produce stunning results such as in the green revolution which swept through much of Asia averting the food crisis. Given the present slowing of agricultural growth and rising commodity prices, breakthroughs are once again urgently required and this has put biotechnology at the forefront of a new potential green revolution. One of the frontrunners in this has been development of Bt Cotton which was introduced into India in 2002, amidst much hesitation, after its induction in a large number of other countries. Whereas it has been accepted and has spread rapidly in India leading to a substantial growth in cotton production, there are conflicting reports about its success and various issues and problems have been raised. In light of this, the book examines the performance of Bt Cotton vis-à-vis non-Bt Cotton in the state of Maharashtra which is the largest cotton growing state by area. This is part of a coordinated study undertaken by the authors for the Ministry of Agriculture covering four major cotton states—Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu—which together account for about 70 percent of the country's cotton production. The book examines the adoption, experience, performance and economics of Bt cotton in Maharashtra. It reports on the advantages, disadvantages as well as other observations on Bt cotton as conveyed by the farmers of the state.
Author: Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi
Author: Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi
Author: Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi
Author: Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi
Author: Anchal Arora
Author: B.V. Mahadeva Reddy
Author: Vasant P. Gandhi
Author: Lisa C. Smith
Author: Manjunatha Kerur
Author: MANE ASHOK B
Author: Frank Harris Lowery