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Profitability of Cotton on a Pest Management Continuum in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: The plant protection response of farmers in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh has been examined with particular reference to the adoption of Bt cotton varieties and IPM components. The farmers have been found to follow a wide range of practices to manage the insect pests in cotton. The use of chemical insecticides has accounted for, about 37 per cent of the total variable costs. No significant reduction in plant protection expenditure has been recorded on adoption of Bt varieties without IPM practices. The adoption of IPM practices, however, has led to reduced use of insecticides and increased profitability. The saving on plant protection chemicals has more than compensated the cost of adopting IPM components. Consequently, the net returns have been found increased considerably from cotton cultivation.

Source: Agricultural Economics Research Review

DOI: 10.1177/0971344120070206

Authors: C.A. Rama Rao, M. Srinivasa Rao, P. Naraiah, B. Malathi, Y.V.R. Reddy

Institution: Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Language: English

Topic: Agricultural Economics and Practices

Subfield: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funder: Indian Council of Agricultural Research