Benefit cost analysis of adoption of small farm machineries for rice cultivation in Nepal

A study was conducted in Jhapa, Sunsari and Bardiya district of Nepal to assess the benefit cost (BCA) analysis of small farm machineries (transplanter, reaper and power tiller) used for rice cultivation. Out of total respondents of 274 under mechanized farm category selected using Raosoft Software...

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Autores principales: Acharya, Prakash, Regmi, Punya Prasad, Gauchan, Devendra, Bahadur, Dilli, Bahadur, Gopal
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Publicado: Nepal Journals Online 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110726
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author Acharya, Prakash
Regmi, Punya Prasad
Gauchan, Devendra
Bahadur, Dilli
Bahadur, Gopal
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Bahadur, Dilli
Bahadur, Gopal
Gauchan, Devendra
Regmi, Punya Prasad
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Regmi, Punya Prasad
Gauchan, Devendra
Bahadur, Dilli
Bahadur, Gopal
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description A study was conducted in Jhapa, Sunsari and Bardiya district of Nepal to assess the benefit cost (BCA) analysis of small farm machineries (transplanter, reaper and power tiller) used for rice cultivation. Out of total respondents of 274 under mechanized farm category selected using Raosoft Software of sample size determination, 74% (20) reaper owner, 67% (20) power tiller owner and 100%(09) transplanter owner were selected for benefit cost analysis using simple random sampling. Analysis showed that benefit-cost ratio of reaper and power tiller was higher than (2.89) than transplanter (1.61). The investment on reaper and power appeared to be profitable because of their higher Benefit Cost ratio and internal rate of return, and lower payback period. The results of sensitivity analysis showed that investments in reaper and power tiller would be profitable even if decrease in benefit or increase in costis by 20%. However, in case of transplanter, the internal rate of return would be less than the discount rate when benefit decreases by 20% and cost increases by 20%. Due to high investment at the initial stage, the payback period was longer and IRR was also less than 30% per annum in transplanter, which indicated that investment would not be made for transplanter unless price of transplanter is lowered through regulation of price and provision of subsidy. It is suggested to motivate farmers for adoption of small farm machineries in rice cultivation through provision of differentiated rates of subsidy and technical capacity build up.
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spelling CGSpace1107262025-11-11T17:39:44Z Benefit cost analysis of adoption of small farm machineries for rice cultivation in Nepal Acharya, Prakash Regmi, Punya Prasad Gauchan, Devendra Bahadur, Dilli Bahadur, Gopal rice farm equipment cultivation equipment cost benefit analysis innovation adoption subsidies equipo de la explotación agraria análisis de costos y beneficios subsidios A study was conducted in Jhapa, Sunsari and Bardiya district of Nepal to assess the benefit cost (BCA) analysis of small farm machineries (transplanter, reaper and power tiller) used for rice cultivation. Out of total respondents of 274 under mechanized farm category selected using Raosoft Software of sample size determination, 74% (20) reaper owner, 67% (20) power tiller owner and 100%(09) transplanter owner were selected for benefit cost analysis using simple random sampling. Analysis showed that benefit-cost ratio of reaper and power tiller was higher than (2.89) than transplanter (1.61). The investment on reaper and power appeared to be profitable because of their higher Benefit Cost ratio and internal rate of return, and lower payback period. The results of sensitivity analysis showed that investments in reaper and power tiller would be profitable even if decrease in benefit or increase in costis by 20%. However, in case of transplanter, the internal rate of return would be less than the discount rate when benefit decreases by 20% and cost increases by 20%. Due to high investment at the initial stage, the payback period was longer and IRR was also less than 30% per annum in transplanter, which indicated that investment would not be made for transplanter unless price of transplanter is lowered through regulation of price and provision of subsidy. It is suggested to motivate farmers for adoption of small farm machineries in rice cultivation through provision of differentiated rates of subsidy and technical capacity build up. 2020 2021-01-06T16:51:40Z 2021-01-06T16:51:40Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110726 en Open Access application/pdf Nepal Journals Online Acharya, P.; Regmi, P.P.; Gauchan, D.; Bahadur, D.; Bahadur, G. (2020) Benefit cost analysis of adoption of small farm machineries for rice cultivation in Nepal. International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology 8(4) p.448-453. ISSN: 2091-2609
spellingShingle rice
farm equipment
cultivation equipment
cost benefit analysis
innovation adoption
subsidies
equipo de la explotación agraria
análisis de costos y beneficios
subsidios
Acharya, Prakash
Regmi, Punya Prasad
Gauchan, Devendra
Bahadur, Dilli
Bahadur, Gopal
Benefit cost analysis of adoption of small farm machineries for rice cultivation in Nepal
title Benefit cost analysis of adoption of small farm machineries for rice cultivation in Nepal
title_full Benefit cost analysis of adoption of small farm machineries for rice cultivation in Nepal
title_fullStr Benefit cost analysis of adoption of small farm machineries for rice cultivation in Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Benefit cost analysis of adoption of small farm machineries for rice cultivation in Nepal
title_short Benefit cost analysis of adoption of small farm machineries for rice cultivation in Nepal
title_sort benefit cost analysis of adoption of small farm machineries for rice cultivation in nepal
topic rice
farm equipment
cultivation equipment
cost benefit analysis
innovation adoption
subsidies
equipo de la explotación agraria
análisis de costos y beneficios
subsidios
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110726
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