Question

The formula \(\rm PI=\dfrac{Y}{Yn}\div\dfrac{T}{Tn}\) where PI = Agriculture Productivity Index ; Y= Total production of selected crops in unit Area; Yn= Total production of same selected crops at national level; T=Total cropped area of the unit ; Tn = Total cropped area at national scale. Who applied this formula for measuring agricultural productivity levels ?
1. Bhatia
2. Enyedi
3. Weaver
4. Shafi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Enyedi

In 1964, Enyedi devised new techniques for determining an Index of productivity coefficient of agriculture

Agriculture Productivity Index by Enyedi:

• While discussing geographical types of agriculture, Enyedi (1964) devised technique (8) for determining an index of productivity coefficient.
• Enyedi's formula of productivity index is:
  • Productivity Index, \(\rm PI=\dfrac{Y}{Yn}\div\dfrac{T}{Tn}\)

Where

• Y is the total production of the selected crop in unit area,
• Yn is the total production of the same crop on a national scale,
• T is the total cropped area of the unit area, and
• Tn is the total cropped area on a national scale. 

Conclusion:

• Enyedi's technique is appreciable in the sense that it determines the productivity index of an area with reference to the national level.
• However, the technique does not consider that in certain cases the productivity index is influenced by the magnitude of the area under a particular individual crop.
• Besides, when the district yield is less than the national yield, its productivity index is higher than the national level.