Cotton growers were selected
randomly from three villages and in each village, 25
farmers were interviewed to obtain detailed
information. This study was designed to investigate
the role of farmersû management practices in
achieving higher cotton productivity. The factors
assessed included education, land preparation, seed,
irrigation, plant protection measures, and nitrogen
and phosphorus fertilizer levels applied. The effects
of these factors on cotton yield were investigated
through multiple regression analysis. The Cobb-
Douglas type production function was estimated
using the ordinary least squares (OLS) method. The
R2 value of 0.49 can be regarded as indicating quite
a good fit in view of the cross-sectional data involved
in this study. The influential independent variables
on cotton yield were education, land preparation,
irrigation and fertilizer use.