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    [id] => 15202
    [paper_index] => 202502-03-020384
    [title] => ESTIMATING INPUT USE EFFICIENCY AND COST-RETURNS OF MARIGOLD CULTIVATION IN HARYANA
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    [author] => Sneh Lata, Vanita Ahlawat
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    [doi] => https://doi.org/10.36713/epra20384
    [year] => 2025
    [month] => February
    [volume] => 13
    [issue] => 2
    [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/March/202502-03-020384.pdf
    [abstract] => The current study analysed the prospects aspect in terms of cost & income and input use efficiency of marigold cultivation in Haryana in 2022-23. Within the field research, multistage purposive was adopted for the selection of 120 farmers from two districts which are preferred on the basis of the maximum area of marigold in Haryana. The results showed that the total cost and return incurred for small and large farm in marigold cultivation was Rs. 190863 & Rs. 197579 and Rs. 444937& 456561 respectively. The return per rupee of investment or benefit-cost ratio (B-C Ratio) evaluated for small and large farm to the Rs. 3.33and Rs. 3.34 respectively which reflections profitability in marigold cultivation in Haryana. Cobb-Douglas production function revealed that marigold output is significantly increased by irrigation, manure and fertilizer, machine labour, and human labour. In concern study area, the return to scale was found 2.11 which showed that output will more increase in comparison to all the variable inputs. It is also concluded that the input variables such as human labour and manure &fertilizer, seed cost and plant protection chemicals were found over utilized. The machine labour and use of irrigation was found under-utilize such as essential for raising the use of these resources from the present mean level. 
    [keywords] => Marigold, Input use Efficiency, B-C Ratio, Cobb-Douglas Production Function
    [doj] => 2025-03-03
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    [award_status] => P
    [orderr] => 8
    [journal_id] => 3
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    [is_status] => 1
    [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Economic Research (ARER)
    [short_code] => IJIR
    [eissn] => 2321-7847
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