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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 1
First page : (313) Last page : (317)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.7998

Impact of Credit on Wheat Cultivation in Kadipur Block of District-Sultanpur (U.P)

Renu Singh*
Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Agricultural Economics, KNIPSS, Sultanpur (U.P.)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: singhrenu5963@gmail.com
Received: 21.12.2019  |  Revised: 27.01.2020   |  Accepted: 4.02.2020 

 ABSTRACT

Seeing the credit need in agriculture and importance of the study, the investigations on "Impact of Agricultural Credit on Crops Production in Block-Kadipur, District-Sultanpur" was conducted.
Kadipur block Sultanpur district was selected purposively seeing the convenience of investigator. Hundred respondents were selected randomly from 5 villages and categories in four group on the basis of holding size. Primary data were noted from official records of block and district head quarter. Average, percentage and Cobb-Douglas function were  used for analysis of data. The study pertain to the agriculture year 2012-13. The main objectives of the investigation were to study the farm structure credit need, cost of credit, adequacy and repayment capacity, economics of major crops production, resource use efficiency and income and employment generated with the self of financial assistance.
The average holding size, on barrower farms was higher than non-borrower, rice, wheat, moong and green fodder were the major crops of cropping pattern and cropping intensity on borrower farms was also higher than non-borrower.
Borrower sample farmers received higher input : output ratio, gross income and net income the extent of 81.39 and 50.85 percent than that of non-borrowers in case of rice cultivation. Similar result was also found in case of wheat cultivation. Lastly the study support the positive and effective impact of agricultural credit on crops production.

Keywords: Agricultural Credit, Crops Production, Rice, Wheat, Moong and Green fodder

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Cite this article: Singh, R. (2020). Impact of Credit on Wheat Cultivation in Kadipur Block of District-Sultanpur (U.P), Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(1), 313-317. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.7998