Abstract
The present study aimed to compare farmer’s efficiency of paddy production and hurdles faced in paddy cultivation in Gudiyatham and Vellore Taluk. The present study area is chosen two blocks namely Gudiyatham block in Vellore District. of Tamil Nadu. The study based on information collected from block in each blocks namely Bhuvaneswaripet, Dharanampet, Gudiyattam Cutcherry, Gudiyattam South, Kamalapuram, Kokkalur, Kosavanpudur, Kottamitta, Vellore Block, and it covers 180 farmer respondents from each block, therefore, the total sample size is 360 used stratified random sampling techniques. The study found that the Gudiyatham block farmers have slightly more efficiency than Vellore Block. But the same time in sampa, kuruvai seasons and both traditional and modern methods the Vellore Block famers shown sustainably increased yields than Gudiyatham block. Whereas, Gudiyatham block block farmers shown fluctuated efficiency to produce in the paddy production. Although the study found that the both block farmer respondents are agreed the certified seed given more productivity than uncertified seeds. Further, the study found that the both blocks farmers having moderate technical efficiency in paddy cultivation. The farmer respondents from both the blocks reported that the constraints to rice productivity Emperor Journal of Economics and Social Science Research Mayas Publication 8 included shrinking labour availability, late planting due to delayed water supply from canals, water scarcity, increasing salinity/alkalinity and high incidence of pests and diseases are faced by the farmers while the cultivation. Key words: Productivity, Profitability, Sustainability, System of Rice Intensification, Technical Efficiency
REFERENCES
1. Anbarasi. V and Latha (2013) R. A Study of the Resource Use Efficiency of Paddy Farmers in Melbhuvanagiri Block, Cuddalore District,
2. Balakrishnan, T and J.Vasanthakumar,(2010), Constraints faced by SRI Farmers in the Adoption of Technologies, Journal of Extension Education, 22(2):4402-4407.
3. Chandra Guptha, Prabhakaran, T., Raghu, Aditi, N., Kalaiselvan, N.N., and Arivudai Nambi, V., (2014) “Comparative Trend Analysis In Cost Of Paddy Cultivation and Profitability Across Three States Of India”, European Scientific Journal, Vol.3, pp. 271- 280
4. Karthikesan. P. and. Rajendran G,(2015), A study on the marketing of agricultural seeds with special reference to quality management in Nagapattinam district. Asia Pacific Journal of Research Vol: I. Issue XXXI, September 2015.
5. Karunakaran, N., (2014) “Paddy Cultivation in Kerala –Trends, Determinants and Effects on Food Security”, Artha Journal of Social Science, 13(4), pp. 21-35
6. Mithra. J and Bhaskaran. R.,(2018), Comparative Study of System of Rice Intensification and Traditional Method of Rice Cultivation in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu – India. International Journal of EngineeringScience Invention (IJESI) ISSN (Online): 2319 – 6734, ISSN (Print): 2319 – 6726 www.ijesi.org ||Volume 7 Issue 7 Ver III || July 2018 || PP 71-78
7. Reddy and Sen, C. (2006), Technical inefficiency in rice production and its relationship with farm-specific socio-economic characteristics. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 59(2) : 259-267.
8. Reddy Reddy, Reddy and Raju, D. S. R., 2006, Water use efficiency: A study of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) adoption in Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 60(3): 458-472.
9. Saravanadurai and Kalaivani, M., (2010) “Growth Actions Of Selected Cereal Crops in Tamilnadu State”, International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology.1(3), pp. 778-785 Department of Economics & Statistics, Chennai, Season and Crop Report Tamil Nadu 2009-10.
10. Vasanthakumar. (2017) Yield Gap and Constraints Limiting Rice Productivity in Cauvery Delta Zone of Tamil Nadu, Indian Journal of Natural Sciences. Vol.8 / Issue 43 / August 2017.
11. R.Mayakkannan (2018) Impact of Buying Behaviour of Consumers towards Instant Food Products in Chennai District; International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics Volume 119 No. 12 2018, 16279-16286; ISSN: 1314- 3395 (on-line version)url:http:
12. Raman, M., Kaliappen, N., Suan, C.L. A Study on Machine Learning Classifier Models in Analyzing Discipline of Individuals Based on Various Reasons Absenteeism from Work 2020 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application, DASA 2020, 2020, pp. 360–364, 9317017
13. R.Mayakkannan(2018) //www.ijpam.eu Special Issue (PDF) Impact of Buying Behaviour of Consumers towards Instant Food Products in Chennai District. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340633912_Impact_of_Buying_Be haviour_of_Consumers_towards_Instant_Food_Products_in_Chennai_Distri ct [accessed May 02 2020]
14. Thiruchelvam, C., & Mayakkannan, R. (2011) an Empirical Study of Indian Individual Investor's Behavior. Singaporean Journal Scientific Research, Vol.4, No.2, pp.315- 322.
15. Mayakkannan (2019) Customer perception on service quality towards retail banking in Chennai; retailing: trends in the new millennium, 2019; MJP Publisher
16. Mayakkannan (2017) A Study on Employee Perception on Public Sector Banks in Chennai City; International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research; Volume 15 Number 21 (Part 2) PP 29-40 Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd.
17. Carmines, E.C. and Mclver, J.P. (1981). ‘Analyzing models with unobserved variable’, In Bohrnstedt G, W. and Borgatta, E.F (ed). Social Measurement: Sage, Beverly Hills.
18. Wheaton. B., Muthen, B; Alwin, D.F and summers, G.F. (1977). ‘Assessing reliability and stability in panel models’, In Heise, D.R. (ed.), pp 84-136, Sociological Methodology, Joessey-Bas, San Francisco.
19. Wright, Sewall S. (1921)."Correlation and causation". Journal of Agricultural Research 20: 557–85. 20. Mayakkannan (2020) A study on performance evaluation of selected public and private sector banks through camel model in India; Purakala; Volume 31 Issue: 25 pp 202-206