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Experiment code
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18.9.3.56 |
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Experiment Title
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Role of Agricultural Infrastructure on Agricultural Efficiency in Gujarat |
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Research Type
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Departmental Research |
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Experiment Background
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In the recent economic environment, efficiency and competitiveness ought to be the basis of
every development strategy of agriculture. These cues are very pertinent in the context of
farmers of developing countries, particularly India, where the size of land holding primarily
belongs to the small and marginal farmers and traditional cropping pattern with low
productivity remains a grave concern. Moreover, non-viability of agriculture sector in
provision of subsistence income to farmers as well as employment opportunities to the rural
population only adds to the problems. Agriculture efficiency is thereby a precursor of
agriculture development in India because it is directly related to the productivity of the
agriculture sector that can aide in combating such issues.
The study through agricultural infrastructure has tried to identify three broad parameters viz.
economic infrastructure in terms of irrigation, electricity, transport and telecommunication
etc., institutional infrastructure in terms of agriculture Market, primary agriculture cooperative
societies, banks etc. and social infrastructure in terms of education and health. These
parameters of agricultural infrastructure contribute to agricultural growth and its efficiency,
either directly or indirectly. Agricultural development or its efficiency is a multi-dimensional
phenomenon where different factors and condition s should work together to achieve the
potential level of agriculture output. The agriculture efficiency is influenced by various factors
such as climatic factors, development of agricultural infrastructure, technological
improvements, agricultural inputs and economic policies of the government |
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Experiment Group
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Social Science |
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Unit Type
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(02)EDUCATION UNIT |
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Unit
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(13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI) |
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Department
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(241)Agricultural Economics,ACHF,Navsari |
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BudgetHead
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(329/12237/00)329/03/REG/01815 |
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Objective
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PI Name
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(NAU-EMP-2008-000398)ALPESHKUMAR KANTILAL LEUA |
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PI Email
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alpeshleua@nau.in |
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PI Mobile
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9725039457 |
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Year of Approval
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2022 |
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Commencement Year
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2022 |
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Completion Year
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2023 |
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Research Methodology
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Statistical Tools for analyzing data: The ten years database for the present study will
be taken from various secondary data sources viz. Directorate of Economics &
Statistics, Government of Gujarat, Land Use Statistics (LUS) prepared by DACNET,
Economics & Statistics Division, State Planning Institute Planning Department,
Government of Gujarat. The methodology of research has been divided into three
sub-sections. The first sub-section elaborates the construction of the Agriculture
Infrastructure Index (AII), the second sub-section spells out the estimation of the
Agricultural Efficiency Index (AEI).
The ten years database for the present study will be taken from various secondary
data sources viz. Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Government of Gujarat, Land
Use Statistics (LUS) prepared by DACNET, Economics & Statistics Division, State
Planning Institute Planning Department, Government of Gujarat. The methodology of
research has been divided into three sub-sections. The first sub-section elaborates
the construction of the Agriculture Infrastructure Index (AII), the second sub-section
spells out the estimation of the Agricultural Efficiency Index (AEI).
Where, AEIi is the agricultural efficiency index, Iya, Iyb, …, Iyn, are the productivity/
yield indexes of various crops, and Ca, Cb …, Cn, are percentages of crop area
under the different selected crops.
Included all requisite formulae concerned with agriculture infrastructure index (AII).
Mentioned the indicators and their assumptions for estimating AII and AEI. |
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