Influence of the Farm Harvest Prices on Acreage and Income From Sugarcane Crop in Haryana State of India

Rani Usha (), Rathee Susheela (), Godara Abhey () and Siwach Manoj Kumar ()
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Rani Usha: PhD, Maharana Partap College for Women; Near Goshala, Old Govt. Hospital, Mandi Dabwali-125104, Haryana, India
Rathee Susheela: PhD, Tau Devi Lal Government College For Women; 23QM+3HH, Grand Trunk Rd, Murthal, Sonipat, Haryana 131027, India
Godara Abhey: PhD, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Department of Economics; Barnala Rd, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, Haryana 125055, India
Siwach Manoj Kumar: PhD, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Department of Economics; Barnala Rd, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, Haryana 125055, India

Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics, 2025, vol. 383, issue 2, 71-109

Abstract: Aim The present study was carried out to examine the impact of farm harvest prices on the income of the farmers from sugarcane crop in Haryana, India. It also addresses the critical issue of acreage response to prices in the agricultural sector. Materials and Methods It pertains to the whole of the state of Haryana, and the data for area, prices, yield, production, and income were collected, systematized and analyzed for the period 1982/83 to 2021/22 by dividing the whole study period into four periods. Farmers take decisions about crop and quantity based on the crop prices that affect the area allocation for different crops. To evaluate the acreage response concerning the price impact on relative profitability, the compiled data were analyzed by performing the Nerlovian distributed lag method. Results The findings emphasize that price remained the most instrumental factor in comparison to yield in increasing farm income from sugarcane crops. The examination of the relationship between the price of sugarcane and other selected variables highlights that income has a higher degree of correlation with the price of sugarcane. Conclusions In the majority of cases the relative crop of sugarcane, i.e., paddy was found more profitable.

Keywords: acreage response; price; Nerlovian distributed lag analysis; sugarcane; growth; wpływ zmiany cen na powierzchnię upraw; cena; model Nerlove’a oparty na rozłożonych opóźnieniach; trzcina cukrowa; wzrost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q10 Q11 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.30858/zer/199952

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