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ThesisItem Open Access ACREAGE RESPONSE AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY OF CORIANDER IN JUNAGADH DISTRICT 3581(JAU,JUNAGADH, 2022-09) SOLANKI ANKITA DAMJIBHAI; Dr. J. D. BhattThe study on “Acreage response and resource use efficiency of coriander in Junagadh district” was undertaken to measure the objectives viz., analysis of growth performance and acreage response of coriander crop, examine the resource use efficiency, economic viability of coriander crop and adoption level. The study was carried out in two talukas of Junagadh district. Multistage sampling technique was used. A total of 120 coriander farmers were selected for the study. Exponential function, Nerlovian adjustment lagged model, Cobb Douglas production function, cost concept and adoption index were used for the study. It was concluded that growth rate of coriander crop in period I was highest. The lagged area, yield risk and rainfall were non-significant. The regression co-efficient for coriander price risk, lagged yield and yield risk were positive and statistically significant at 5 per cent in this district. For resource use efficiency, cost of plant protection and cost of irrigation resource were found negative. MVP: MFC ratiowas less than unity for land holding, human labour, cost of seed and cost of fertilizer indicated that these resources were under-utilized and area under cultivation and land holding were over utilized. Coriander growers of Junagadh district get a good return from a cultivation. It was also concluded that farmers had medium level of adoption with respect to improved cultivation practices of coriander.ThesisItem Open Access ADOPTION AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY OF SOYBEAN IN JUNAGADH DISTRICT 3692(JAU,JUNAGADH, 2023-06) MER HITENBHAI DASABHAI; Dr. N. M. Thaker; 2072121012The study on “adoption and resource use efficiency of soybean in junagadh district” was undertaken to me assure the objectives of to analyze the growth performance and adoption level of farmers examine the satisfaction level, resource use and constraint. The study was carried out in Junagadh district. Multistage sampling technique was used. A total of 120 soybean farmers were selected for the study. Exponential function or the semi-log equation, adoption level index, Cobb-Douglas function, Likert scale and Garrett’s ranking technique were used for the study. This study focuses on soybean cultivation in Junagadh district, revealing a positive growth trend in terms of increased cultivation area and overall production. However, the productivity growth rate was relatively lower, indicating the need to enhance yield per unit of cultivated area for improved efficiency. Farmers showed a medium level of adoption of improved cultivation practice. Efficient resource allocation, particularly in fertilizer and seed costs, is emphasized for maximizing output value and productivity in soybean crop production. Regarding promotional and developmental activities, a significant percentage of farmers expressed satisfaction, while others remained neutral or dissatisfied. Farmers face various constraints in both production and marketing, including pest and disease control, labor availability, market intelligence, pricing, storage and transportation.ThesisItem Open Access ADOPTION AND SATISFACTION OF BIO FERTILIZER USERS IN RAJKOT DISTRICT 3488(JAU JUNAGADH, 2022-08) Movaliya Pratik B. Dr. H. Y. Maheta; Movaliya Pratik B. Dr. H. Y. MahetaThesisItem Open Access ADOPTION AND USE INTENSITY OF PESTICIDE IN JUNAGADH DISTRICT 3331(JAU, JUNAGADH, 2021-09) ADOPTION AND USE INTENSITY OF PESTICIDE IN JUNAGADH DISTRICT 3331; Dr. H. Y. MahetaThe research study on “Adoption and use intensity of pesticide in Junagadh district” was undertaken. The Junagadh district was selected for research. Total of 120 farmers were selected out of which 60 UPL pesticides user, 60 non UPL pesticides use were selected by multi-stage sampling technique. Adoption and use intensity was determined through double hurdle model. The result of double hurdle model estimates indicated that income, membership of farmers association, distance to company office were the significant factors influencing pesticide use intensity. The age, farming experience, availability of small/ large quantity pack size and price of product are negatively significant factor for choice of pesticide by farmers. More than 75 per cent farmers were used highly hazardous pesticide but they are using protective measures like wearing mask, hand gloves, washing hands properly etc. The poor result of pesticide, lack of knowledge about use of pesticide, inability to identify pesticide adulterations that was major constraints faced by farmersThesisItem Open Access ADOPTION AND USE INTENSITY OF PESTICIDE IN JUNAGADH DISTRICT 3331(jau, 2021-09) MAKANI JYOTIBEN ASHVINBHAI; H. Y. Maheta; 2072119009ThesisItem Open Access ADOPTION OF DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND ITS IMPACT ON FARMER’S LIVELIHOOD(JAU, JUNAGADH, 2021-05) KORAT DHRUVIBEN PARESHKUMAR; Dr. H. Y. MahetaThe present study entitled “Adoption of drip irrigation system and its impact on farmer’s livelihood” was undertaken for Saurashtra region. Multi stage purposive sampling technique was used for data collection and three districts namely Rajkot, Junagadh and Gir Somnath were selected to survey 120 samples of summer groundnut grower. The statistical tools adopted for the analysis of data were tabular method, logit model analysis, cost of cultivation and garret’s ranking technique. The result shows that farm size and level of education have positive effect for adoption drip irrigation system. The social asset and financial assets score of drip adopter farmers was 38 per cent an 18 per cent higher with respect to non-adopter of drip irrigation system farmers. Which indicate that livelihood of drip irrigation adopted farmers is better than non-adopter of drip irrigation system farmers. Drip adopted farmers get good net return with input output ratio 1: 1.48, while non-adopter of drip irrigation system farmers get less return with input-output ratio 1: 1.21. Lack of technical know-how is major problem faced by drip adopter farmersThesisItem Open Access “ADOPTION OF DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND ITS IMPACT ON FARMER’S LIVELIHOOD” 3250(JAU JUNAGADG, 2021-05) KORAT DHRUVIBEN PARESHKUMAR; H. Y. Maheta; 2072118009socio-economic, adoption, livelihood impact, cost of cultivation, constraints The present study entitled “Adoption of drip irrigation system and its impact on farmer’s livelihood” was undertaken for Saurashtra region. Multi stage purposive sampling technique was used for data collection and three districts namely Rajkot, Junagadh and Gir Somnath were selected to survey 120 samples of summer groundnut grower. The statistical tools adopted for the analysis of data were tabular method, logit model analysis, cost of cultivation and garret’s ranking technique. The result shows that farm size and level of education have positive effect for adoption drip irrigation system. The social asset and financial assets score of drip adopter farmers was 38 per cent an 18 per cent higher with respect to non-adopter of drip irrigation system farmers. Which indicate that livelihood of drip irrigation adopted farmers is better than non-adopter of drip irrigation system farmers. Drip adopted farmers get good net return with input output ratio 1: 1.48, while non-adopter of drip irrigation system farmers get less return with input-output ratio 1: 1.21. Lack of technical know-how is major problem faced by drip adopter farmersThesisItem Open Access ADOPTION, USAGE PATTERN AND SATISFACTION OF FARMERS TOWARDS PESTICIDES IN AMRELI DISTRICT 3677(JAU,JUNAGADH, 2023-05) SATASIYA JENISHBHAI ASHVINBHAI; Dr. C. R. Bharodia; 2072121019The research study on “Adoption, usage pattern and satisfaction of farmers towards pesticides in Amreli district” was undertaken. The Amreli district was selected for research. Total of 120 farmers were selected out of which 120 UPL ulala pesticides user were selected by multi-stage sampling technique. Growing cotton is quite advantageous for farmers due to its favourable input-output ratio and high net profit per hectare. The result of percentage method estimates indicated that Farmers mainly rely on agrochemical dealers for advice and use higher dosages than advised. Education and advice on safe pesticide management are needed to address this issue. Several factors, such as landholdings, price, quality, fellow farmers' influence, and experience are significant factors and affect the adoption of pesticides by farmers. The preferred payment option and price of the product are negatively significant factors for farmers' choice of pesticide. Despite the high cost and availability of pesticides, the effectiveness of pest control has not been satisfactory, leading to health hazards due to high toxicity. Lack of knowledge about pesticide use and non-availability of pesticides are also significant challenges faced by farmers.ThesisItem Open Access AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF UPL FUNGICIDE USAGE AMONG FARMERS IN RAJKOT DISTRICT 3772(JAU JUNAGADH, 2023-09) KHER SURPALSINH RAJESHBHAI; Dr. Kalpesh Kumar; 2072121007This study aims to measure the growth and stability of the cumin crop, identify factors influencing brand loyalty, examine the impact of promotional activities on farmers' purchase behavior, assess farmers' awareness levels, and determine their satisfaction levels. The research was conducted in three talukas of Rajkot district using a multistage sampling technique, with 200 farmers selected as respondents. Various research methodologies were employed to achieve the study's objectives. CAGR and CDVI were used to assess the growth and stability of the cumin crop, while a Linear Multiple Regression Model was employed to identify factors affecting brand loyalty towards UPL fungicide. Garrett's ranking technique was used to study the influence of promotional activities on farmers' purchase behavior, and a class interval was utilized to determine farmers' awareness levels about Avancer Glow. Importance-Performance Analysis was conducted to identify farmers' satisfaction levels towards UPL fungicide. The study investigated cumin production, factors influencing the purchase of Avancer Glow, promotional activities for pesticide sales, awareness levels about Avancer Glow fungicide among farmers, and cumin farmers' satisfaction with fungicide attributes. The findings revealed significant growth in cumin production during the first period, followed by slower but positive growth in the second period. Factors such as product quality and dealer influence positively affected the purchase of Avancer Glow. On-farm demonstrations and farmer meetings played significant roles in pesticide purchases. However, awareness about Avancer Glow fungicide was found to be low among farmers. Farmer satisfaction varied, with areas for improvement identified. Enhancing product quality, considering dealer opinions, and implementing interactive promotions are crucial for increasing Avancer Glow purchases. Efforts to raise awareness and improve fungicide attributes are recommended to enhance crop productivityThesisItem Open Access “ANALYSIS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN REGARD TO SANCHI MILK IN GWALIOR CITY (MADHYA PRADESH)(JAU, JUNAGADH, 2011-09) Miss Neha Mishra; Prof. N.M. ThakerMilk is an essential commodity, which is inevitable in our day-to-day life. Hardly is any human being who does not taste milk throughout his life. The days were gone when milk can be purchased only from milk vendors. In these days when almost all items are sold in readymade forms in packets and milk is no more exception. It can be purchased at any time from a grocery shop. It is also good from health point of view as it is purified and the cholesterol content is removed from it. Several brands are available in the form of packet milk. MPCDF is the apex organization at the top of 3 tier structure of dairy cooperatives in Madhya Pradesh. Underneath there are 5 autonomous regional co-operative milk unions comprising of more than one district. Milk Unions have chilling centers, dairy plants, powder plants and cattle feed plants at different locations. In turn, several village level dairy co-operative societies which procure raw milk and send it to the nearest chilling centre/dairy plant function under each milk union. MPCDF involves in the marketing of different types of milk in different pack sizes (Full cream milk, Standard milk, toned milk, double toned milk, skimmed milk etc.) and Indigenous fresh milk products (ghee, flavored milk, butter milk, shreekhand, sweet curd, mattha, dahi, lassi, peda, chakka, mawa, Paneer etc.) under the brand name of "Sanchi". There are lots of dairies in this region some of them are Goyal dairy, Parivar dairy, Himalaya dairy and food product, New Punjab dairy, Shri girraj dairy etc. The main regions of Gwalior from where I have collected information are lashkar, morar, gola ka mandir, thatipur, sarrafa bazar and hazira because Sanchi dairy has their milk booths in these location and they want to know their marketing status in these areas. The study is an attempt to understand and predict consumer behavior. These in formations can play a great role in future market potentials of packet milk. Dairy industry in India is fast growing and expanding one. Studies on consumer behavior in regard to Sanchi milk will definitely help in its future growth and development in the right direction. In this project entitled “analysis of consumer behavior in regard to Sanchi milk in Gwalior city (M.P.)”, is an attempt is made to study the consumer behavior in Gwalior city. The main objectives of the study are: 1. To find out Sanchi milk consumers among packet milk consumers in Gwalior city. 2. To know the degree of satisfactions derived by the consumers in regard to price, quality, packaging and taste of the product. 3. To find out the impact of different factors affecting milk consumption. 4. To access the growth of milk procurement and selling in MP state cooperative dairy federation. This study will certainly help the company to analyze the market demand and potentiality of the Sanchi milk in Gwalior city. The consumer behavior survey will be useful to know consumer perception about Sanchi milk in Gwalior city. The consumer behavior survey will helpful to increase the consumer awareness about Sanchi milk and milk products in Gwalior city. They are committed to facilitate consumer awareness programs about safe and pasteurized milk, quality and hygiene aspects of Sanchi milk and milk products so that by consumer survey the company can evaluate the success rate of company in field of consumer awareness and also find out the defeat points that they earn in Gwalior city (M.P.). The company will know about their major competitors with the help of this survey and accordingly they can make better strategy to meet competition. There are some assumptions in this study: 1. Respondents will respond correctly. 2. Respondents will respond without bias. 3. Sample is true representative of population. There are some limitations of the study: 1. As the study is completed in a limit span of 60 days. The time factor put a limit on the scope at extensiveness of the study. 2. Sample size is 200 milk consumers therefore sample may not be true representative of population.3. Convenience sampling is used. The project work has completed in two months from 24-01-2011 to 24-03-2011. Purposive sampling technique is used for selection of survey area. It is generally used when you want to access a particular subset of people. Purposive sampling starts with a purpose in mind and the sample is thus selected to include people of interest and exclude those who do not suit the purpose. Simple random sampling is used for selection of consumers in these pre-defined areas. The sample size is 200. 200 milk consumers are contacted to collect relevant information from six different locations in Gwalior. The primary data will be collected through survey. The information will be collected through personal interview and questionnaire from consumers about milk consumption, preferred quality of milk and milk product and preferred brand of milk in that particular area. Secondary data will be collected through annual reports and official website of MPCDF. These are the statistical tools which are used in analysis of project work: Multiple regression analysis, growth analysis, simple tabular and graphical analysis, and percentage method. Milk is an essential commodity. It is useful to all groups of members. In Gwalior the loose milk is widely used by the respondents. From this study the researcher conclude that the Sanchi milk is more preferable than the other brand of milk in Gwalior. Some peoples are the hardcore loyal of Sanchi products so they want only Sanchi’s dairy products. Sanchi can increase its sales by adopting effective sales promotional schemes. Most of the respondents say that the quality of the product makes them to purchase the product consistently. So it would be beneficial to Sanchi to maintain their quality to expand their market coverage.ThesisItem Open Access “ANALYSIS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR AND ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR OF BT COTTON GROWERS WITH REFERENCE TO SOLAR AGROTECH PVT. LTD.”(jau,junagdh, 2015-07) Mayur Vasoya; Prof. J. D. BhattIncrease in agricultural production is the key to all-over economic growth. Seed constitutes the main propagate for plant growth. A seed is the initial capital of a plant and has the functions of perpetuation, multiplication and dissemination, which are vital to the plant species lacking vegetative propagation. The research work entitled “Analysis of Consumer Behavior and Entrepreneurial Behavior of Bt. Cotton Growers with Reference To Solar Agrotech Pvt. Ltd.” Total sample size of 160 farmers, 40 dealers and 10 seed industry selected from study area. The statistical tools employed for the data analysis were garrett’s ranking, tabular method, graphical method, least credibility index, entrepreneurial behavior scale and simple percentage analysis. It was observed that farmer most believe on personnel localitie as sources of information like; progressive farmers, neighbor farmers and relatives. In case of entrepreneurial behavior most of cotton growers observed medium level of entrepreneurial behavior in study area. Majority 23.75 per cent farmers motivated for using Dr. seeds due to quality of seeds hence company should maintain quality of seeds. Majority 60.62 per cent farmers will suggest to others farmers for using cotton seeds of Solar Agrotech Pvt. It also found that most of 18.12 per cent farmers switched brand due quality of seeds good of Solar Agrotech Pvt. In case of reasons for rising sale were farmers meeting and promotional scheme held by the company. Major problems faced by the seed industry were high investment in research and development and season fluctuation with means score of 74 and 67 respectively. High price of inputs observed main problems faced by the farmers with means score of 60.1 in study area.ThesisItem Open Access “AN ANALYSIS OF FARMERS’ BUYING BEHAVIOUR AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CUMIN SEEDS IN JUNAGADH DISTRICT”(JAU,JUNAGADH, 2018-07) Vagh Shitalben Parabatbhai; Prof. N. M. ThakerThe present study entitled “An analysis of farmers’ buying behaviour and promotional activities for cumin seed in Junagadh district” was undertaken with the objective of studying farmers’ socio-economic characteristics, buying behaviour of farmers and its influence on their willingness to buy cumin seed, production constraints faced by farmers and finding efficacy of present promotional activities. Multi stage sampling technique was adopted as per the objectives of the study. The statistical tools adopted for the analysis of data were tabular method, graphical method, regression model and Garrett’s ranking technique and Chi-square test. Keshod and Vanthali these two taluka form Junagadh district were selected and 100 sample farmers were selected randomly from two taluka as per availability. In the study area, the farmers who were above 50 years opted agriculture as their profession, most of them were educated up to secondary level and were living in nuclear family. In the case of buying behaviour only credit facility and yield were significant and had influence on farmers’ willingness to buy. All other variables were non-significant. All the promotional activities were effective from which award and gift was highly effective. Non availability of fertilizer and lake of timely availability of labour were major constraints faced by farmers in the production of cumin. Only irrigation facility and social participation had influence on usage satisfaction level of farmers.ThesisItem Open Access “ANALYSIS OF THE SUGAR INDUSTRIES AT BAZPUR DISTRICT IN UTTARAKHAND”(jau,junagdh, 2015-07) Manisha Jha; H.Y.MahetaThe study on “Analysis of the sugar industries at Bazpur district in Uttarakhand” was undertaken at Bazpur sugar factory and the nearby sugar factories of the district Udham Singh Nagar to analyse each and every aspect of a sugar factory. Random sampling technique was adopted for the selection of samples. 100 farmers and 5 sugar factories were surveyed for effective results.Most adopted channel was channel IV (Non-contract farmers- Contract farmers-Sugar Mill Gate) i.e. more than 60 per cent of the total marketed surplus but Producer’s share in Consumer’s price was highest in channel I (Producer – Sugar Mill Gate) .i.e. 89.64.Efficiency of sugar factories were measured by using Data Envelopment Analysis technique through DEAP software by using 5 inputs (Raw material, fixed assets, fuel and power, working capital and salary and wages), 2 outputs (Production of sugar and production of molasses) of last five years data and the result was that out of 5 sugar factory 3 factories were technically efficient. Stepwise Linear Discriminant Analysis was used through SPSS model which discriminated contract farmers from non-contract farmers. For this 10 socio-economic variables were used and 4 variables became significant (education score, extension participants, income from sugarcane and input cost per hectare) to discriminate both group. Problems of sugar factories were also studied in this project.ThesisItem Open Access “ANALYSIS OF WAREHOUSING FACILTY AND TRENDS IN STORAGE OF MAJOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN JAIPUR DITRICT”(JAU,JUNAGADH, 2016-08) Mr. Ajay Pratap Singh Nathawat; Dr. K. A. KhuntWarehousing plays a very vital role in promoting agriculture marketing, rural banking and financing and ensuring Food Security in the county. It enables the markets to ease the pressure during harvest season and to maintain uninterrupted supply of agricultural commodities during off season. Hence, it solves the problems of glut and scarcity, which are the usual problems in agricultural marketing. The present study is restricted to NBHC’s branch of Jaipur district of Rajasthan state and carried out in the year 2016. For the study of warehouse space availability, 50 traders were selected from the fiveselectedmandies as working area of NBHC and for the study of marketable and marketed surplus of barley, 50 farmers were selected from three major barley producing talukas of Jaipur district. Simple tabular analysis, percentages, averages and graphical presentation were used for the calculation of warehouses space availability in Jaipur district, storage losses in warehouses and marketable and marketed surpluses of barley in Jaipur district. CGR was worked out by using exponential function. Linear model was used for estimation of trend and seasonality of inward quantity of commodities at NBHC’s warehouses was measured by using multiplicative model of time series analysis. The result revealed that total warehouses space availability in Jaipur district is of 456021 tones and major 11 players of warehousing industry are working in Jaipur district. CWC and RSWC having 2nd (16.56%) and 4th rank (8.67%) respectively according to their share in total warehouse space. 1st rank secured by captive or self-owned warehouses (39.88%), which can be defined as traders own storage structure. NBHC had the 3rd rank with 13.85 per cent share in total warehouse space. It is observed that NBHC follows the operational practices in a very good manner, which required for a good warehousing business. NBHC deals in some services named as professional warehousing, collateral management services, quality and certification, commodity care and pest control and trade facilitation. NBHC have own in-house ERP (OMNIFLOW) for recording the transections from the field, and a vertical audit process named as MANDAT which conducts frequent surprise audits at warehouses and offices and has an in-house commodity care and pest management wing. The storage losses in warehouses calculated as the difference between weight of inward quantity and outward quantity. The higher losses noticed in December 2015 (473.55 MT), April 2015 (461.55 MT) and June 2016 (413.65 MT). For the reduction of storage losses, NBHC do the better practices as like fumigation, time to time cleaning of warehouses, using good packing materials etc. Also the warehouses have guards and double lock and key system, which avoid theft attack. The growth rate of inward quantity of commodities at NBHC’s warehouses found up to 0.89 per cent monthly. Higher seasonal indices of inward quantity of commodities were noticed in March (136.47), April (518.18) and May month (213.09), as this is the post- harvest season of major crops of Jaipur district. The lower value of indices of inward quantity noticed during the period of January-February indicated the lean period in inward quantity of commodities in NBHC’s warehouses. The study of marketable and marketed surplus of barley crop showed that 83.11 per cent of total production of barley was available for selling after deduction of family requirement, animal feeding and seeds. The per centof marketable surplus (83.11%) and gross marketed surplus (80.82%) didn’t have too much difference which indicates that farmers are not able to stock their produces or they are not interested to stock because they need instant money for the sowing of next crop or household uses. The difference between gross marketed surplus (80.82%) and net marketed surplus (79.75%) indicates that barley producer farmers were not purchasing barley from the market for family needs. In nutshell, it can be concluded that in the warehousing related business, government organization CWC and RSWC are playing very crucial role with 2nd and 4th rank, respectively. Self-owned or captive warehouses secured 1st rank, which indicates that most of the traders have their own warehouses or storage structure. NBHC also had a good position with the 3rd rank in total warehousing space availability in Jaipur district. NBHC follow a good laydown procedure and get competitive advancement. The highest storage losses were noticed in December 2015. Seasonal variation was also found in inward quantity of commodities at NBHC’s warehouses. The compound growth rate of inward quantity of commodities found as 0.89 per cent monthly, which indicates the positive growth during the period under study. The percent of marketable and gross marketed surplus didn’t have too much difference which indicates that farmers are not able to stock their produces due to requirement of cash or they are not interested to stock.ThesisItem Open Access “ANALYSIS OF WAREHOUSING FACILTY AND TRENDS IN STORAGE OF MAJOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN JAIPUR DITRICT”2274(JUNAGADH, 2016-07) Mr. Ajay Pratap Singh Nathawat; Dr. K. A. KhuntKey words: warehouse facility, operational process, growth, trend, seasonality, marketed and marketable surpluses Warehousing plays a very vital role in promoting agriculture marketing, rural banking and financing and ensuring Food Security in the county. It enables the markets to ease the pressure during harvest season and to maintain uninterrupted supply of agricultural commodities during off season. Hence, it solves the problems of glut and scarcity, which are the usual problems in agricultural marketing. The present study is restricted to NBHC’s branch of Jaipur district of Rajasthan state and carried out in the year 2016. For the study of warehouse space availability, 50 traders were selected from the fiveselectedmandies as working area of NBHC and for the study of marketable and marketed surplus of barley, 50 farmers were selected from three major barley producing talukas of Jaipur district. Simple tabular analysis, percentages, averages and graphical presentation were used for the calculation of warehouses space availability in Jaipur district, storage losses in warehouses and marketable and marketed surpluses of barley in Jaipur district. CGR was worked out by using exponential function. Linear model was used for estimation of trend and seasonality of inward quantity of commodities at NBHC’s warehouses was measured by using multiplicative model of time series analysis. The result revealed that total warehouses space availability in Jaipur district is of 456021 tones and major 11 players of warehousing industry are working in Jaipur district. CWC and RSWC having 2nd (16.56%) and 4th rank (8.67%) respectively according to their share in total warehouse space. 1st rank secured by captive or self-owned warehouses (39.88%), which can be defined as traders own storage structure. NBHC had the 3rd rank with 13.85 per cent share in total warehouse space. It is observed that NBHC follows the operational practices in a very good manner, which required for a good warehousing business. NBHC deals in some services named as professional warehousing, collateral management services, quality and certification, commodity care and pest control and trade facilitation. NBHC have own in-house ERP (OMNIFLOW) for recording the transections from the field, and a vertical audit process named as MANDAT which conducts frequent surprise audits at warehouses and offices and has an in-house commodity care and pest management wing. The storage losses in warehouses calculated as the difference between weight of inward quantity and outward quantity. The higher losses noticed in December 2015 (473.55 MT), April 2015 (461.55 MT) and June 2016 (413.65 MT). For the reduction of storage losses, NBHC do the better practices as like fumigation, time to time cleaning of warehouses, using good packing materials etc. Also the warehouses have guards and double lock and key system, which avoid theft attack. The growth rate of inward quantity of commodities at NBHC’s warehouses found up to 0.89 per cent monthly. Higher seasonal indices of inward quantity of commodities were noticed in March (136.47), April (518.18) and May month (213.09), as this is the post- harvest season of major crops of Jaipur district. The lower value of indices of inward quantity noticed during the period of January-February indicated the lean period in inward quantity of commodities in NBHC’s warehouses. The study of marketable and marketed surplus of barley crop showed that 83.11 per cent of total production of barley was available for selling after deduction of family requirement, animal feeding and seeds. The per centof marketable surplus (83.11%) and gross marketed surplus (80.82%) didn’t have too much difference which indicates that farmers are not able to stock their produces or they are not interested to stock because they need instant money for the sowing of next crop or household uses. The difference between gross marketed surplus (80.82%) and net marketed surplus (79.75%) indicates that barley producer farmers were not purchasing barley from the market for family needs. In nutshell, it can be concluded that in the warehousing related business, government organization CWC and RSWC are playing very crucial role with 2nd and 4th rank, respectively. Self-owned or captive warehouses secured 1st rank, which indicates that most of the traders have their own warehouses or storage structure. NBHC also had a good position with the 3rd rank in total warehousing space availability in Jaipur district. NBHC follow a good laydown procedure and get competitive advancement. The highest storage losses were noticed in December 2015. Seasonal variation was also found in inward quantity of commodities at NBHC’s warehouses. The compound growth rate of inward quantity of commodities found as 0.89 per cent monthly, which indicates the positive growth during the period under study. The percent of marketable and gross marketed surplus didn’t have too much difference which indicates that farmers are not able to stock their produces due to requirement of cash or they are not interested to stock.ThesisItem Open Access “ANALYSIS ON LARVICIDE MARKET IN ANAND AND KHEDA DISTRICTS”(JAU,JUNAGADH, 2018-08) Patel Riteshkumar G.; Prof. G. G. MarkanaIndia is the fourth largest producer of pesticides after USA, Japan and China. The Indian pesticide industry has advanced significantly in recent years, producing more than 1,000 tonnes of pesticides annually. This study focuses on the factors which farmers consider before purchasing larvicide in Anand and Kheda districts of Gujarat. At present time, in Anand and Kheda districts area of production of cash crop especially banana, vegetable etc. is increasing rapidly. The study was carried out at Anand and Kheda districts of Gujarat state in the year 2018. Multi-stage random sampling was used to select the samples for the study. The data were collected by personal interview method, analyzed through various appropriate statistical tools. Discriminant function analysis was used to identify the factors discriminating users and non-users of larvicide products. Garrett’s ranking technique was used to identify the factors affecting adoption of larvicide products. Total 150 respondents were contacted from that 120 farmers were select for the market strategies and 30 dealers were selected for the market potential and market size. From the study, it was concluded that in the study area, the Larbotin has very good response from the dealers and there are no major marketing problems. It has low credit facility of one month and other companies has two, three month’s facility. Major constraints were poor result of larvicide product and less of purchase of larvicide by farmers on credit, Larbotin was the second best product in this study period and it has positive response from the dealers.ThesisItem Open Access “ANALYTICAL STUDY OF BT COTTON AND ITS PERFORMANCE IN BHAVNAGAR DISTRICT”(JAU, JUNAGADH, 2012-04) Ahir Shaileshk C.; Dr. A.D.KalolaAgricultural sector is the mainstream of the Indian economy and it accounts for about 20 per cent of our GDP (Gross Domestic Product). While the Financial Sector is doing a great job of supporting the Indian Economy in all spheres, the manufacturing sector is taking the Indian Economy to new heights. Cotton is a major cash crop of India. It is grown under rainfed as well as irrigated conditions and the major cotton producing states include Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh. Since the introduction transgenic crops in 1996, there has been a substantial increase in their area. The Monsanto Company developed Bt Cotton (Bacillus thuringiensis Cotton) and this is now one of the widely grown transgenic crops. Bt cotton contains a foreign gene obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis, which is an aerobic bacterium characterized by its ability to produce crystalline inclusions during sporulation. The present project work has been carried to find out the market potential of Rasi seed (p) ltd., find out the constraints pertaining to dealers and retailer related to seed company and formulate promotional strategy for Rasi seeds (p) ltd. As per objectives of the study; multi stage, purposive and random sampling technique were adopted. By using this sampling technique, two talukas Mahuva and Talaja were purposively selected from Bhavnagar district. Seven villages from each selected taluka purposively selected. 10 farmers were randomly selected from each villages and 15 dealers were randomly selected from each taluka. Total sample size of farmers were 140 and total numbers of dealers 30 were selected from Bhavnagar district. Tabular and graphical analysis has been used extensively. The study concluded that Rasi Seeds Ltd. Stood first with 31,406 packets (28.55%) from study area followed by Tulsi Seeds Ltd. (12.77%), Ajeet Seeds Ltd. (12.16%), Kaveri Seeds Ltd. (8.53%), and Monsanto Genetics India Pvt. Ltd. (8.27%), Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. (5.75%) and rest of the companies had share of 24 per cent. High competition is the major problem, which is perceived by around 40 per cent of the respondents, followed by lack of extension activities (20 per cent), inadequate trained personnel marketing and pressure for sale on credit basis were the problems for 17 and 13 per cent respondents, respectively. The mass media help to increase knowledge about product which is secured first rank among all five promotional activities. Company provides mainly field staff and demonstration for promotion of their product to dealers. The input facilities like credits provided by dealers accounted for 50 per cent of the total promotional facilities given to the farmers.ThesisItem Open Access “ANALYTICAL STUDY OF BT COTTON AND ITS PERFORMANCE IN BHAVNAGAR DISTRICT”(jau,junagadh, 2012-04) Ahir Shaileshk C.; Dr. A.D.KalolaAgricultural sector is the mainstream of the Indian economy and it accounts for about 20 per cent of our GDP (Gross Domestic Product). While the Financial Sector is doing a great job of supporting the Indian Economy in all spheres, the manufacturing sector is taking the Indian Economy to new heights. Cotton is a major cash crop of India. It is grown under rainfed as well as irrigated conditions and the major cotton producing states include Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh. Since the introduction transgenic crops in 1996, there has been a substantial increase in their area. The Monsanto Company developed Bt Cotton (Bacillus thuringiensis Cotton) and this is now one of the widely grown transgenic crops. Bt cotton contains a foreign gene obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis, which is an aerobic bacterium characterized by its ability to produce crystalline inclusions during sporulation. The present project work has been carried to find out the market potential of Rasi seed (p) ltd., find out the constraints pertaining to dealers and retailer related to seed company and formulate promotional strategy for Rasi seeds (p) ltd. As per objectives of the study; multi stage, purposive and random sampling technique were adopted. By using this sampling technique, two talukas Mahuva and Talaja were purposively selected from Bhavnagar district. Seven villages from each selected taluka purposively selected. 10 farmers were randomly selected from each villages and 15 dealers were randomly selected from each taluka. Total sample size of farmers were 140 and total numbers of dealers 30 were selected from Bhavnagar district. Tabular and graphical analysis has been used extensively. The study concluded that Rasi Seeds Ltd. Stood first with 31,406 packets (28.55%) from study area followed by Tulsi Seeds Ltd. (12.77%), Ajeet Seeds Ltd. (12.16%), Kaveri Seeds Ltd. (8.53%), and Monsanto Genetics India Pvt. Ltd. (8.27%), Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. (5.75%) and rest of the companies had share of 24 per cent. High competition is the major problem, which is perceived by around 40 per cent of the respondents, followed by lack of extension activities (20 per cent), inadequate trained personnel marketing and pressure for sale on credit basis were the problems for 17 and 13 per cent respondents, respectively. The mass media help to increase knowledge about product which is secured first rank among all five promotional activities. Company provides mainly field staff and demonstration for promotion of their product to dealers. The input facilities like credits provided by dealers accounted for 50 per cent of the total promotional facilities given to the farmers.