Vinod Kumar1, Ryuichi Yamada1, Dinesh Kumar2, Kautilya Chaudhary*, 3 andSanjay Kumar4
1Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan, 2Department of Agricultural Economics, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 3Asst. Scientist, Department of Agronomy, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 4 STA, CCS Haryana Agricultural University,
Regional Research Station, Uchani, Karnal
email: kautilya@hau.ac.in
Received-01.12.2020, Revised-25.12.2020
Abstract: The study was carried out to calculate the comparative economics of SRI (system of rice intensification) with conventional methods of paddy cultivation in Karnal district of Haryana province, India for the period 2018-19, on the basis of the data of costs and returns of crop. Apart from budgeting techniques, benefit-cost ratio (BCR), yield gap analysis, sustainability index and response priority index have been employed in the study. It has shown that BCR is higher for SRI (1.38) than Conventional (1.17) methods. SRI gives 14% higher yield as compared to conventional methods. Further, a decrease in seed cost significantly by 34% to that of CRF and also a decrease in water consumption significantly by 53% as compared to the Conventional method was noticed. On the basis of this study it is concluded that adoption of SRI is beneficial as compared to conventional methods for rice cultivation in Karnal district of Haryana.
Keywords: System of Rice Intensification, Conventional Rice Farming, Benefit cost ratio
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