Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
A Jyothirmai, GP Sunandini and K Suhasini

Abstract:
Mahabubnagar district had major area under groundnut cultivation in Telangana state with 60 percent of the groundnut production in the state. For the study, a sample of 40 farmers each from marginal, small and large categories were selected. Total 120 groundnut farmers were taken as the sample for the study. Cobb- Douglass production function was used to analyze the various factors effecting yield gap in groundnut. The results implied that for the average farmers, 1 percent decrease in the seed gap (Sg), phosphorus gap (Pg), potassium gap (Kg) and plant protection chemicals gap (PPCg) keeping the other variables constant would decrease the Yield Gap by 0.15, 0.54, 0.29 and 0.34 percent, respectively. 1 percent increase in farm size, education and experience in groundnut farming keeping the other variables constant would decrease the Yield Gap by 0.04, 0.04 and 0.001 percent, respectively. It was also found that 1 percent decrease in nitrogen gap and hired human labour gap would increase the Yield Gap by 0.20 and 0.01 percent, respectively.