U. SANDHYA RANI*, S. HYMA JYOTHI, A. AMARENDER REDDY, S. RAJESWARI AND B.RAMANA MURTHY

Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502.

ABSTRACT

This paper addresses the determinants that are influencing the farm efficiency of the groundnut cultivating farmers

in Ananthapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh. A total of 200 groundnut cultivating farmers were selected purposively and interviewed. Multiple linear regression is used to identify the determinants. Results revealed that government seed are found to be the most important determinants. Farming experience, education qualification, land holding, cost of cultivation, type of land and government seed showed significant 0 and were identified as chief determinants. Treatment, family size, irrigation source, small farmers group, medium farmers group, own seed, private seed and variety seems to be unrelated to the farm efficiency of farmers and were not found as key factors in predicting farm efficiency of groundnut farmers.

KEYWORDS: Multiple linear regression, determinants, Efficiency, farming experience, farm efficiency.