Economics of wheat production

Abstract

In this study, an attempt has been made to study analysis of yield gap in wheat in Amravati\rdistrict with view to study the economics of wheat production and resource use efficiency. The study\rwas based on primary data on input used and there upon costs was collected from two tehsils viz.,\rAmravati and Morshi and from each tahsil 45 samples were selected. Per hectare input utilization for\rwheat indicated that the medium farmers were used higher inputs as compared to other farm size group\rof farmers. Per hectare total cost of cultivation of wheat for the sample as whole was Rs. 37235.99 per\rhectare, gross return from wheat at overall level was Rs. 63861.60. The input-output relationship at\roverall size group was 1.76 at Cost ‘C For the study resource use efficiency of wheat, Cobb-Douglas\rproduction function was used. In the overall group resources seed, plant protection and area were\rsignificant. Marginal value of product to factor cost ratio at overall group, in case of Human labour,\rbullock labour and seed was positive and more than one and in case of machine labour, fertilizer,\rmanure, plant protection and area it was negative and less than one.