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Socio- economic isues in pesticide use: an analysis in bittergourd (Record no. 27547)

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082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	630.33
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100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Chithra M S
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Socio- economic isues in pesticide use: an analysis in bittergourd
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	Vellanikkara
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Horticulture
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2006
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Extent	104p;x
502 ## - DISSERTATION NOTE
Degree type	MSc
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Summary, etc.	The present study on the " Socio-economic Issues on pestici~e use: An <br/>analysis in bittergourd" was conducted to study the economics, analyse pattern of <br/>pesticide use and examine the socio economic issues in use of pesticides in bitter gourd. <br/>The study was taken up in Palakkad and Thrissur districts where bittergourd cultivation <br/>is taken up on a commercial scale. From the districts, Nemmara and Pazhayannur <br/>panchayats were selected for the study. <br/>The total cost of cultivation per hectare at C3 level in bittergourd <br/>cultivation was' found to be RS.l 09240 in Nemmara and RS.l 0690 1 in Pazhayannur. The <br/>benefit cost ratio was found to be 1.63 in Nemmara and 1.61 in Pazhayannur. Among the <br/>inputs, labour charges constituted the major share followed by manures. Among the <br/>. different operations, manuring and fertilizer application occupied the lion's share. <br/>The pesticide usage in the study area was found to be indiscriminate and <br/>the usage of plant protection chemicals was found to increase with an increase in holding <br/>size. The respondents in Pazhayannur were resorting more on non-chemical methods of <br/>pest control. The yield and returns per hectare was found to be 22190 kg and Rs. 177520 <br/>in Nemmara and 21551 kg and Rs. 172408 in Pazhayannur . <br/>.. <br/>In the analysis of gross income function, area, PPC, and orgamc <br/>manure was found to be significantly influencing the gross income. The factors <br/>influencing the pesticide. expenditure wer~ analyzed and the• study showed that area, <br/> . . <br/>"fertilizer and income was found to have significant influence on pesticide expenditure. In <br/>the estimation of technical efficiency using maximum likelihood estimates, plant <br/>protection chemicals and human labour were found to be significant. The mean technical <br/>efficiency in bittergourd production was found to be higher in Pazhayannur (0.84) as <br/>compared to Nemmara (0.79). <br/>• <br/> <br/>In the analysis of the factors influencing the overuse of pesticides, the <br/>gross income was found to have significant influence on the overuse of pesticides. <br/>Consumer survey revealed that 82.5 per cent of consumers were aware of the pesticide <br/>residues and the Willingness To Pay Premium (WTPP) was found to be Rs.4.21 per <br/>kilogram of bitter gourd. <br/>The major constraints in the organic production of bittergourd was the <br/>lack of proper markets for selling organically produced bittergourd, non-uniformity in the <br/>cultivation practices in an area and small size of the produce obtained though organic <br/>cultivation. <br/>
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Personal name	Jesy Thomas K (Guide)
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Uniform Resource Identifier	<a href="http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810109708">http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810109708</a>
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		Dewey Decimal Classification			KAU Central Library, Thrissur	KAU Central Library, Thrissur	Theses	18/03/2014		630.33 CHI/SO	172606	18/03/2014	18/03/2014	Theses