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Onion Cultivation at Farm Level: Input Use, Productivity and Resource Use Efficiency

M. A. Awal
Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, RARS, BARI, Rahmatpur, Barisal, Bangladesh.

S. R. Saha
Scientific Officer
OFRD, RARS, BARI, Jamalpur, Bangladesh.

M.I. Islam
Scientific Officer
OFRD, RARS, BARI, Jamalpur, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A study was undertaken to examine the effect of various input uses and to determine the resource use efficiency in the production of onion. The investigation was based on a sample survey of randomly selected 120 onion growers under Sherpur district. Tabular technique, statistical test (t-test) as well as some functional input-output analyses were made to analyze and interpret the data. The results of the study indicated that the return of onion was positively related with the inputs, family labour, hired labour, ash, TSP, MP and irrigation except seeds, animal labour, cowdung, urea and insecticides. The findings also revealed that onion growers are not efficient in terms of resource allocation. Further, farmers have the scope to increase output by efficient utilization of family labour, cowdung, insecticides irrigation in the onion cultivation.

Keywords: Onion, Input use, Productivity, Efficiency.

Location: Kamarerchar, Munshirchar, Charsherpur, Bagerchar charmucharia and Kushomhati under Sherpur District.

Start Date: 01-01-2000

End Date: 30-06-2001

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Onion

Objectives:

To assess the impact of input use, farmers’ resource use efficiency and productivity of onion at farm level.

Methodology:

Six villages namely, Kamarerchar, Munshirchar, Charsherpur, Bagerchar charmucharia and Kushomhati under Sherpur District were selected for the study where onion grows extensively. Six unions were purposively selected where a large number of farmers used to cultivate onion. A complete list of onion growers of the selected areas was prepared during 2000-01 rabi season and a sample of 120 farmers were randomly selected. Selected respondents were interviewed directly with the help of pre-designed questionnaire. In analyzing the data, tabular as well as statistical techniques were used to fulfill the objectives. (1) Net return analysis: Profit is actually gross margin minus fixed cost. Therefore, the technique of enterprise costing was applied. For this purpose the activity budget suggested by Dillon and Harddaker (1980) was employed for deriving the profit equation. (2) Functional analysis: To determine the contribution of variable input to the production of onion, the Cobb-Douglas functional form of regression equation was employed.

Source of Information: SAARC JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, Vol. 2, 2004, pp. 61-71, ISSN 1682-8348, SAARC Agricultural Information Centre.

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1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

The return from onion was observed to be positively related to the inputs like family labour, hired labour, ash, TSP, MP and irrigation except seeds, animal labour, cowdung, urea and insecticides. The productivity effects of family labour and irrigation were positive whereas cowdung and insecticides were negative and statistically significant. The study also revealed that in general the farmers were not habituated of using their inputs efficiency. It was evident from the findings that farmers have an ample scope to increase the output by judicious and extended allocation of family labour, hired labour, ash, TSP, MP and irrigation. On the other hand use of animal power seeds, cowdung, urea and insecticides are practiced by the onion growers. So, it can be concluded that onion growers were not observed efficient in terms of resource allocation for yield improvement. Profit can be possible through efficient utilization of production inputs.

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