1Department of Agricultural Economics, RVSKVV, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
2KL College of Agriculture, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
3Department of Agricultural Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: ankitasahu9826@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1711-6160)
Online published on 6 September, 2023.
This study was conducted to estimate the technical efficiency of wheat production in major wheat-producing states of India using secondary data for the period 2000-01 to 2016-17. The area of study comprised those states which covered more than 80 per cent of wheat production in India, i.e., Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Haryana. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to estimate the state-specific technical efficiency in wheat production. The results showed that the technical efficiency in wheat production increased over time The correlation coefficient between mean technical efficiency and growth rate of yield was strongly positive and highly significant, revealing that the higher technical efficiency was directly reflected in higher yield from wheat cultivation.
• The technical efficiency in wheat production was increased over time and the higher technical efficiency was directly reflected in higher yield from wheat cultivation.
• Higher change in technical efficiency over time was observed in Madhya Pradesh, followed by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab.
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Technological development, Technical efficiency, Wheat yield
