AN ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF TAPIOCA PRODUCTION IN ERODE DISTRICT OF TAMILNADU

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Dr. A. Saravanan

Assistant Professor of Economics,Shree Venkateshwara Arts & Science (Co-education) College, Othakuthirai-638455, Gobichettipalayam, Erode District, Tamil Nadu.

Abstract

The study’s main goals are to identify the sample farmers’ socioeconomic characteristics, study cost and return per acre, and analyze the economic efficiency of tapioca farming in Tamil Nadu’s Erode region. During 2019-20, primary data were collected from 150 farmers at random in five villages in Erode district using a personal survey method and a scheduled interview schedule. The socio-economic variables, as well as the cost and returns of tapioca production for the selected sample farmers, were determined using simple percentage analysis. The Stochastic Frontier Production Function is employed in the estimate of technical efficiency. According to the findings, the cost of manufacturing tapioca differed depending on the farmers. The costs of renting land, labour, artificial and organic fertilizers, and seeds were the most significant. Farmers’ ongoing employment of this approach, according to the report, contributes to their technical inefficiency. Seed companies and farmer organizations should work together directly. The value chain for tapioca needs to be reinforced.

Keywords: Tapioca, Efficiency, Stochastic Frontier Production Function, DIRTI-5

Please cite this article as: Dr. A. Saravanan (2021) ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF TAPIOCA PRODUCTION IN ERODE DISTRICT OF TAMILNADU. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 8, 11(04),November 2021 , Page No. 13-18