Economic Analysis of Machine and Hand Transplanted Paddy Cultivation in Thiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu: Evidence from Cost, Resource Use Efficiency and Decomposition Analysis
M. Tamilarasu, V. Banumathy, S. Ravichandran & G. Srinivasan · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2026
The present study evaluated the comparative economics of machine-transplanted and hand-transplanted paddy cultivation in Thiruvarur district, one of the major rice-producing districts of the Cauvery Delta region of Tamil Nadu. Primary data were collected from 60 sample farmers us...
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10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i104523