Total factor productivity and supply-demand gap analysis of rice in sub-tropics of Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, India

An investigation entitled, Total Factor Productivity and Supply Demand Gap Analysis of Rice in Subtropics of Jammu Region was conducted in Jammu and Kathua districts of J&K UT. The results related to cost and returns revealed that per hectare cost of cultivation for rice was Rs. 55642.45, Rs. 51729.92, Rs. 59543.40 and Rs. 57446.37 for Bishnah, Marh, Mahreen and Nagri with an overall average of Rs. 56090.40. The per hectare gross returns of rice cultivation of Bishnah, Marh, Mahreen and Nagri were Rs. 114782.60, Rs. 114904.60, Rs. 120820 and Rs. 120809.90 with an average return of Rs. 117829.28 respectively. The cost of cultivation of rice was found to be highest (Rs. 59543.40/ha) in Mahreen block of Kathua district with an overall average of Rs. 56090.40. The cost- benefit ratio was found to be highest (1:2.22) for Marh block with an overall ratio of 1:2.10. The results regarding trends in productivity growth of the rice showed that efficiency change was one for the overall period whereas technical change and TFP change were more than one for 2016-2017 which is 1.044 with a mean of 0.953 for overall period. After calculating the demand and supply in sampled rice farms, both districts were found to be in surplus stage which was highest in Jammu district (282033 kg). On the basis of secondary data, it was also found that Jammu, Samba and Kathua district had surplus production of rice, i.e., 1006559.94 kg, 15029.80 kg and 21208.40 kg, respectively while all other districts of Jammu are deficit. Jammu region as a whole was also found to be deficit in rice with requirement of 183329.33 tonnes.