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Online ISSN : 2349-8080 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorinchiefijcrbp@gmail.com |
Resource Conservation Technologies (RCTs) is playing an important role in improving crop yield and reducing cost of cultivation on sustainable basis. Zero-tillage is one of the options of RCTs, under which farmer are sowing wheat crop using zero-tillage machine just after harvesting paddy crop without land preparation. Present study was an attempt to find out the impact of zero-tillage on farmer income and environmental benefits in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. The study was based on the primary data and it was collect through personal interview. Study revealed that education level of respondents, farming experience and land holding size were positive and significantly influencing factors responsible for adoption of zero-tillage in the study area. Per hectare cost of cultivation of wheat was reduced by Rs 7077 and yield was increased by 2.61 quintals for zero-tillage adopters as compared to non-adopters. After adoption of zero-tillage, per hectare carbon emission was reduced by 18.99 kg. Therefore, government should encourage farmer to adopt zero-tillage for sowing of wheat crop by providing subsidy on the zero-tillage machine in the study area resulting into reduction in the charges of zero-tillage machine and availability of machine on time.
Zero tillage
