Title: ECONOMIC IMPACT EVALUATION AND FACTORS AFFECTING THE DECISION OF FARMERS FOR ADOPTION OF GAR-13 VARIETY OF RICE

Authors: Ganga Devi and A. S. Shaikh

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: rice, GAR-13, local variety, economic impact, decomposition analysis, logistic regression

Volume: 37

Issue: 1

Year: June 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2024.37.1.0028

Abstract: The study highlighted the economic impact of technology of GAR-13 variety and local variety of rice grown by the farmers in the study area. The analysis was carried out by collecting the primary data on the various economic aspects considering 60 GAR-13 respondents and 60 local variety respondents. The results evident that per hectare higher gross and net income earned by the farmers of GAR-13 as compared to the farmers cultivated local variety of rice. Moreover, the yield and price obtained from GAR-13 was significantly higher as compared to the local variety. Further, the contribution of technology was about 15.87 per cent and the difference due to input use level was about 4.71 per cent which together contributed to the total productivity difference of about 19.57 per cent. Probability of the farmer's decision in adoption of GAR-13 was positive and significantly influenced by education level, farm size, credit facility and income.