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| Title of Article |
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN ORGANIC POTATO CULTIVATION IN BHUTAN: A SCENARIO FROM AN ORGANIC GASA DISTRICT |
| Date of Acceptance |
15 February 2024 |
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| Title of Journal |
The International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences |
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SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences |
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2023 |
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February 14, 2023 |
| Year of Publication |
2023 |
| Page |
29-42 |
| Abstract |
Potatoes are one of the most important cash crops in Bhutan, both for export as well as domestic consumption. Understanding the resources used in potato production will enhance growers’ efficient allocation of resources. Thus, this study aimed to analyse the economics of production and resource use efficiency of organic potato cultivation in Gasa district of Bhutan. About 90 organic potato farmers were randomly selected from the study area. A pretested questionnaire and face-to-face interviews were used to gather primary data for the 2020 cropping cycle. Descriptive statistics and Cobb-Douglas production function were used for data analysis. Farmers used 0.43 acres of land area for organic potato cultivation out of the average landholding of 3.25 acres. From the cost of production, major cost was incurred on inputs (59.19%) followed by labour (39.91%). Resource use efficiency analysis revealed that farmers were not efficient in using resources in organic potato cultivation. Cultivated area and seeds were under-utilized and therefore increasing the use of those resources could maximize productivity of potatoes. Labour, farmyard manure (FYM) and machinery were over-utilised and decreasing these would lead to better productivity. Labour, FYM, and seed constituted major parts of the cost of production hence optimum use of those resources could also enhance the profitability and resource use efficiency of organic potato cultivation. These findings will help growers in similar agricultural conditions to effectively allocate resources for potato production. The government should strengthen the existing policies to provide assistance to promote organic potato cultivation in the country. |
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Cobb-Douglas, cost of cultivation, economic analysis, production cost, productivity. |
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มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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ตีพิมพ์แล้ว |
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นานาชาติ |
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false |
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