A Comparative Economics of System of Rice Intensification and Conventional Method of Paddy Cultivation in Gumla District of Jharkhand Kumari Tulika1,*, Singh O.P.2 1Research Scholar, Departments of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005 (UP) 2Assistant Professor, Departments of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005 (UP) *Corresponding author's email: tulikakumari42@gmail.com
JEL Codes: Q12, Q13, Q15, Q16 Online published on 2 September, 2017. Abstract Considering the growing importance of SRI in the state, the present study was conducted in two blocks (Ghaghra and Bishunpur) of Gumla district to compare the economics of SRI and conventional method of paddy cultivation. The study analyzed whether the system of rice intensification is profitable over conventional method or not. Out of a sample of 60 paddy growers’ thirty farmers has cultivated paddy with SRI method and thirty with conventional method. Commission for Agricultural Costs and prices (CACP) cost concept was used to calculate cost which indicated that cost of cultivation was higher in SRI than conventional method and returns were also higher in case of SRI during the year 2013–14. It was found that farmers using SRI technology were technically more efficient than conventional method and the allocation of inputs was relatively more efficient in case of SRI than conventional method of paddy cultivation Top Keywords CACP cost concept, conventional paddy cultivation, cost of cultivation, SRI. Top |