Browsing by Author "P.S. Badal"

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Accessing the socio-economic grade of menthol growers in India: Shifting from traditional farming to income based farming
(IndianJournals.com, 2018) Harshika Choudhary; P.S. Badal; Virendra Singh; Amita Maurya
The Mentha arvensis is an important essential oil bearing plant and widely used in food, flavour, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Amongst the Aromatic crops, mentha is important crop as India is the largest producer, consumer as well as exporter of mentha. The present study was conducted in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh with the objective to find out socio-economic condition of farmers in mentha cultivation. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select blocks, villages and the respondents from the four villages of two blocks of Rampur district. The results revealed that majority of mentha growing farmers were in the middle age group (31–50 years) at aggregate level. Average family size at aggregate level was 5.01. The majority of the farmers were educated (86.67). The major investment item was tractor, which on aggregate level covers 47.81 per cent of total investment. Farm building and storage structure contributes 29.18 per cent at aggregate level. © 2018, IndianJournals.com. All rights reserved.
Assessing the impact of national food security act (NFSA) at household level in Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh, India
(EM International, 2017) Mukesh Kumar Maurya; P.S. Badal; V. Kamalvanshi; Pradeep Joliya
The purpose of this study was to assess the status of household food security of poor households belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. The data were collected from 300 individuals from 50 households located in 2 villages through simple random sampling. The Aggregate Household Food Security Index (AHFSI) developed by FAO was used to evaluate the household food security situation. The value of the AHFSI ranges from "zero" (i.e. total famine) to "100" (i.e. risk free food security). Between 75 and 85 is categorized as sufficient level of food security. The results revealed that the value of AHFSI was 79.04, which is between 75 to 85 cateogoryand shows that there is sufficient level of food security in our target area. Copyright © EM International.
Comparative analysis of resource use efficiency in menthol- mint cultivation on different farm size groups in India
(IndianJournals.com, 2017) Harshika Choudhary; Virendra Singh; P.S. Badal; Rajani Osti
The Mentha arvensis (menthol mint) is an important essential oil bearing plant and widely used in food, flavour, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Amongst the aromatic crops grown in India mentha is an important crop. India has the largest production, consumption and export of mentha. The favourable climatic conditions of Rampur offer enormous potential for the development of mentha, but the low crop yield and high cost of cultivation and poor resource-use efficiency discourage the growers to give boost to its cultivation. There is need to tape this untapped potential so that production will increase and growers will be benef itted. The present study was conducted in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh with the objective to find out resource use efficiency of farmers in mentha cultivation. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select blocks, villages and the respondents from the four villages of two blocks of Rampur district. Cobb-Douglas production function was employed to estimate the resource use efficiency. The variables seed on small farms, fertilizers on medium and irrigation and human labour on large farms were found to be significantly influencing the mentha yield, while the variable distillation facility was found to be signif icantly influencing the mentha yield on all farms except large ones. © 2017, IndianJournals.com. All rights reserved.
Economics of Oil Seed Exports in India: An Application of Holt-Forecasts
(AESSRA, 2022) T. Kumareswaran; V. Kamalvanshi; P.S. Badal; M. Manjubala; Avdhesh Sharma
This article intended to examine the export performance of oil seed crops in India from 1987 to 2019 using the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), Cuddy-Della Valle instability index, as well as forecast export quantity and value to 2025. The analysis focuses mainly on two major oil seed crops: groundnut and soyabean. The research of oil seed crop export growth trends over time revealed a positive growth rate for both export quantity and export unit value. The potential for Indian oil seed crop in the world market during the post-liberalization period were shown by the strong growth rates of soyabean goods combined with high export instability indices. When compared to soyabean, the annual growth rate of groundnut was the lowest, with instability showing a wide range across the entire period. Holt models were created in this paper to estimate oil seed export quantity and prices, with the top models chosen by comparing Akaike Information Criteria (AIC), Mean Absolute Percent Error (MAPE). Further, groundnut export quantity and price forecasts showed positive development throughout the forecast period, whereas, soyabean export price forecasts showed a 0.01 percent increase from 2021 to 2025. To improve the worldwide performance of the Indian oil seed industry, the government should make appropriate amendments to oil seed export policies and domestic supportive measures, as well as adopt appropriate value adds and market diversification strategies. © 2022 Economic Affairs (New Delhi). All rights reserved.
Empowering farmers through future price information: A case study of price forecasting of brinjal in Eastern Uttar Pradesh
(The Society of Economics and Development, 2020) Pramod Kumar; P.S. Badal; R.K. Paul; G.K. Jha; P. Venkatesh; I.T. Kingsly; V. Kamalvanshi; M. Balasubramanian; P. Anbukkani
The study developed ARIMA forecasting model for brinjal prices for the markets of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. It was observed that the ARIMA (1,0,1) with non-zero mean was suitable for both Lucknow and Allahabad markets. ARIMA (2,0,0) (0,1,0) (52), ARIMA (1,1,0) (1,1,0) (52), ARIMA (1,1,2), ARIMA (2,0,0) (1,0,0) (52), ARIMA (3,1,1) were suitable for Delhi, Varanasi, Kolkata, Gorakhpur, and Kanpur markets, respectively, based on lowest AIC values. The farmers and other supply chain actors of Eastern Uttar Pradesh could plan their production and marketing activities looking into the price scenario projected for major markets in the study. The highest price of brinjal was likely to prevail in the Kolkata market. To exploit distant markets, the farmers need to organize themselves into groups to exploit economies of scale. © 2020 The Society of Economics and Development, except certain content provided by third parties.
Factors Affecting the Adoption of Climate-resilient Technologies in the Rice-wheat Cropping System of Eastern Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh
(The Society of Economics and Development, 2023) S.R. Devegowda; Saket Kushwaha; P.S. Badal
The study was conducted to assess the level of adoption and factors that affected the adoption of climate-resilient technologies in rice-wheat cropping systems. The empirical data were collected via purposive and random sampling with a well-structured schedule. Data was processed using multi-ordinal logistic regression. The study found factors on the adoption such as education, land holding, experience and extension contact were positive, whereas age had a negative pattern. Economic impact like high climate resilient technology adopted farmers had higher returns per rupee invested compared to the medium and low adopted farmers. The policy implications emphasize the importance of implementing targeted extension services, providing financial incentives and creating a conducive policy environment that encourages widespread adoption and enhances agricultural resilience. © 2023 The Society of Economics and Development, except certain content provided by third parties.
Impact of resource conservation technologies on carbon emission in major wheat growing regions of India
(2010) O.P. Singh; H.P. Singh; P.S. Badal; Rakesh Singh; Divya Pandey
The demand for food-grains in India is growing very fast due to increase in population coupled with rising economic status of the common people. The prime objective of the present study is to estimate and compare the carbon dioxide and carbon emission by direct use of fossil fuels in farm operations under the conventional and resource conservation systems in major wheat growing regions of India. There is also an urgent need to tackle the problems associated with RCTs and provide incentives to farmers during the initial phase of adoption to compensate for initial yield reduction and financial support and subsidy for procurement of machinery associated with technology should be provided to harness its full potential. The carbon dioxide and carbon emission from burning of fossil fuel would be 1.46 million tons and 0.394 million tons, respectively.
Perception, Perceived Impacts and Constraints about Adoption of Climate Resilient Technologies in the Eastern Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh
(AESSRA, 2021) S.R. Devegowda; Saket Kushwaha; P.S. Badal
Climate change affects crop production adversely. The study focused on the perception, perceived impacts and constraints on the climate change and adoption of climate resilient technologies in the eastern plain zone of Uttar Pradesh. 240 rice-wheat cropping pattern following farm households were interviewed using the structured schedule. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Garrett’s ranking technique. Results showed that farmers were aware of climate change and there were know the impact due to climate change. Lack of knowledge and training, lack of inputs availability and lack of credit availability were major constraints to adopt the climate resilient technologies. © 2021 AESSRA. All Rights Reserved.
Role of social capital in rural livelihood strategies in Ranchi district of Jharkhand
(Agri Bio Research Publishers, 2014) Kerobim Lakra; P.S. Badal; Shoji Lal Bairwa; S. Kushwaha; V. Kamalvanshi
The concept of social capital has added a new dimension to the dialogue on development. Further, the role and interpretation of social capital is formalized drawing on a micro level study in Ranchi district of Jharkhand. Development interventions have a major concern a linking of development with livelihoods emerging from protection and sustainable management of the natural resource base of the region. The livelihood strategies which individuals adopt reflect their choices in building on their assets : gaining more from a livelihood through increased agricultural production or by cultivating more land. Results showed that 95% respondents had supply of electricity and 27% respondents had no safe drinking water. Only 18% respondents had sanitation facility. There were good conditions in availability of minimum employment (72.5%) and access to institutional credit (73%). Seventy-nine per cent respondents felt safe in the locality even after area was affected by Naxals. Most of the households had ownership of land resources for cultivation (95%) but 5% households were landless.
Trade Competitiveness and Trend Pattern of Plantation Crop Exports in India
(AESSRA, 2022) T. Kumareswaran; V. Kamalvanshi; P.S. Badal
The foremost focus of this study is to scan the export performance of plantation sector in India for the years 1987-2019 using the CGAR, Cuddy-Della Valle instability index and index number. The analysis mainly draws conclusion on the selected major plantation crop tea, coffee, and cocoa. The analysis of growth trends of plantation crop exports during the overall period registered positive growth rate for export quantity and export unit value. The high growth rates of cocoa products together with high instability indices in the export revealed the prospects for Indian plantation sector in the global market during the post liberalization period. Incase of tea and coffee showed annual growth rate at minimum and instability indicating low to medium range during the overall period. While the trend analysis with the help of index number showed fluctuations in export quantity and export value throughout the study period which may be due to changing policies and its execution at different periods of time. The result indicated that India must give much effort to increase the export share of plantation crop and other value-added plantation products like green tea, toasted coffee grain, cocoa paste etc. to augment the foreign earnings. © 2022 Economic Affairs (New Delhi). All rights reserved.
TRENDS AND VARIATION FOR RAINFALL IN THE EASTERN PLAIN ZONE OF UTTAR PRADESH
(DAV College, 2021) S.R. Devegowda; Saket Kushwaha; P.S. Badal; M. Nagaveni; S.R. Manasa
The Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh regularly faces the problem of a severe flood. This study is mainly concerned about the trend of rainfall in the Eastern Plain Zone (EPZ) of Uttar Pradesh. Data for the period 1981-2017 were collected on yearly and monthly basis to calculate annual and seasonal rainfall trend and variation. Mann-Kendall (MK) test was used together with the Sen’s Slope Estimator for the determination of trend and slope magnitude. South West (SW) monsoon has the highest share in the annual rainfall. Annual rainfall followed the same trend of SW monsoon, which is increasing over the period. North East (NE) monsoon and winter rainfall indicated decreasing trend over the years, whereas summer rainfall exhibited a significant increase. NE monsoon, winter rainfall and summer rainfall revealed more variation compared to SW monsoon and annual rainfall. © 2021 DAV College. All rights reserved.