Determinants of Economic Analysis of BT Cotton V/S Non-BT Cotton in Tando Allahyar Sindh, Pakistan

Abstract Adoption of certified and improved high-yielding varieties is a critical strategy for farmers in developing nations to increase agricultural productivity and living circumstances. The goal of this research was to investigate the factors that influence the adoption of improved cotton varieties by small-scale farmers in Tando Allahyar area of Sindh, Pakistan. In this study, Tando Allahyar area was selected, which is the main area of cotton cultivation. With the help of specially designed questionnaires, Bt cotton and non-Bt cotton data were collected from Better cotton registered farmers through personal interviews. Data were collected by simple random sampling. Descriptive and probabilistic regression models were used for data analysis. The empirical results showed that year of age (P≤ 0.000), House hold size (P≤ 0.092), farm machinery ownership (P≤ 0.000), distance to market (P≤0.005), access to market information (P≤0.003) and ground water quality (P≤ 0.000) had significantly positive influence on adoption of Bt cotton and non-Bt cotton verities, while age (P≤ 0.053) had significantly negative effect, while farming experience (P ≤-0.000), had significantly negative effect.