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<p>This study assesses the impact of the services provided by the custom hiring centres (CHCs) on paddy yield, the cost of cultivation, and net returns using propensity score matching (PSM). The analysis is based on primary data collected from 464 farmers in Lucknow and Deoria districts of Uttar Pradesh on the socioeconomic characteristics of farm households, input use patterns, and marketing of farm produce. The study’s findings indicate that using services from government-supported CHCs rather than private agents significantly reduces the cost of cultivation and improves the net income of farmers in paddy cultivation. However, no significant impact on the paddy yield was observed. This highlights the need to provide advanced machineries for more efficient use of production resources and suggests that relying on services from CHCs makes use of farm machineries sustainable and more affordable in the long run.</p>

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Impact of Custom Hiring Services on Paddy Cultivation: A Propensity Score Matching Approach

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    2026年1月12日

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  • Nalini Ranjan Kumar,
  • Prakash G. Athare,
  • Anjani Kumar,
  • Sant Kumar

摘要

This study assesses the impact of the services provided by the custom hiring centres (CHCs) on paddy yield, the cost of cultivation, and net returns using propensity score matching (PSM). The analysis is based on primary data collected from 464 farmers in Lucknow and Deoria districts of Uttar Pradesh on the socioeconomic characteristics of farm households, input use patterns, and marketing of farm produce. The study’s findings indicate that using services from government-supported CHCs rather than private agents significantly reduces the cost of cultivation and improves the net income of farmers in paddy cultivation. However, no significant impact on the paddy yield was observed. This highlights the need to provide advanced machineries for more efficient use of production resources and suggests that relying on services from CHCs makes use of farm machineries sustainable and more affordable in the long run.