Efficiency Analysis of Broiler Poultry Production in Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh
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Author: Shivakant Patel, M. Anoop and Tulika Kumari
Author Address: Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005 (Uttar Pradesh), and Department of Agricultural Economics, Post Graduate College of Agriculture, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural
Keywords: Broiler poultry, resource use efficiency, technical efficiency, total factor productivity.
JEL Codes: D20, Q10, Q12.
Abstract
Poultry farming has emerged as an important income-generating activity for farmers. The present study focussed on the efficiency aspect of broiler poultry production in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. The use efficiency of different resources, overall technical efficiency, and the total factor productivity were analysed and discussed. Mean technical efficiency was found to be high (91.5 per cent), whereas the analysis of resource use efficiency indicated resources like feed and labour were not used optimally. There was overuse of feed and underutilization of labour. The average value of total factor productivity was low (0.01992). The study stressed the need for optimum use of feed by minimizing wastages and of labour by providing adequate trainings for them. There is a high need for the adoption of better technologies and management practices. Interventions are needed for awareness creation and training on scientific poultry farming in order to make it profitable and sustainable by increasing efficiency.
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Indian J Econ Dev, 2025, 21(2), 402-407
https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED-24481