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Anand Agricultural University, Anand

Anand Agricultural University (AAU) was established in 2004 at Anand with the support of the Government of Gujarat, Act No.(Guj 5 of 2004) dated April 29, 2004. Caved out of the erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural University (GAU), the dream institution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr. K. M. Munshi, the AAU was set up to provide support to the farming community in three facets namely education, research and extension activities in Agriculture, Horticulture Engineering, product Processing and Home Science. At present there seven Colleges, seventeen Research Centers and six Extension Education Institute working in nine districts of Gujarat namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Dahod, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Mahisagar, Botad and Chhotaudepur AAU's activities have expanded to span newer commodity sectors such as soil health card, bio-diesel, medicinal plants apart from the mandatory ones like rice, maize, tobacco, vegetable crops, fruit crops, forage crops, animal breeding, nutrition and dairy products etc. the core of AAU's operating philosophy however, continues to create the partnership between the rural people and committed academic as the basic for sustainable rural development. In pursuing its various programmes AAU's overall mission is to promote sustainable growth and economic independence in rural society. AAU aims to do this through education, research and extension education. Thus, AAU works towards the empowerment of the farmers.

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Subject: Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation × End date: 2024 × Start date: 2020 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    PRODUCTION PATTERN, ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION, AND MARKETING PERFORMANCE OF CORIANDER IN SAURASHTRA REGION OF GUJARAT
    (INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2021) Ravina B. Kothivar; Dr. K. S. Jadav
    The present study was undertaken with a view to study economics and marketing of the coriander from Suarashtra region. Total 120 respondents were chosen proportionately from Junagadh district. For the study of marketing function of coriander, 10 respondents from each functionary were selected from both Gondal and Junagadh regulated markets. Thus, a total of 50 respondents from local merchant, primary wholesaler, secondary wholesaler, wholesaler cum commission agent and retailer were selected.
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    A STUDY OF PRICE BEHAVIOUR AND MARKET INTEGRATION OF ONION IN GUJARAT
    (INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2020) Jinjala Alpeshkumar Raghavbhai; Dr. Ganga Devi
    The present study was undertaken to analysed price behaviour and market integration of onion in Gujarat. It seeks to ascertain the optimum period for farmers to sale their produce, for the consumers to buy their goods and for the Government to take necessary policy decisions with regard to price support, procurement, storage and helping authorities to take up timely action. Thus, the analytical results of time series data related to prices and arrivals of onion in regulated markets of Gujarat is more useful as market intelligence for farmers, traders, exporters and policy makers. The present study was based on the secondary time series data on various aspects. Total eight regulated markets were selected purposively based on maximum arrivals of onion in the markets. The markets covered under the study were Mahuva (Station road), Ahmedabad (Chimanlal Patel market Vasana), Bhavnagar, Gondal, Vadodara (Sayajipura), Rajkot, Surat and Bharuch market.The secondary data on monthly wholesale prices and arrivals was collected from the website of www.agmarknet.gov.in of selected regulated markets for last ten years (2007 to 2016).For analysis of data several analytical tools were used viz., Compound Growth Rate, Instability Index, Inter year and Intra year price indices, correlation coefficient and Johansen co-integaration approach.
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    AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF CABBAGE (Brassica oleraceae var. Capitata L) IN NORTH GUJARAT
    (INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2020) Patel Harshkumar S.; Dr. R. S. Pundir
    The present investigation was undertaken with a view to study cost and returns, resource use efficiency, marketing cost, margin and price spread as well as constraints in production and marketing of cabbage crop in North Gujarat by using multistage random sampling design. The study covered 4 talukas, 12 villages and 120 cabbage cultivators (43 marginal, 39 small, 21 medium and 17 large) from Banaskantha and Sabarkantha districts. For studying marketing, 5 functionaries from each category of cabbage marketing were randomly selected from Palanpur and Ahmedabad markets. The major analytical tools employed for the study were tabular analysis, cost concept (Cost A, Cost B, Cost C1 and Cost C2) and production function analysis (using SPSS software).