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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Agricultural Economics × Author: Aarti × Start date: 1993 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Economic analysis of production and processing of cluster bean in Southern Haryana.
    (CCSHAU Hisar, 2022-08) Aarti; Aarti; Gulab Singh; Gulab Singh
    The present study was carried out with the objectives to work out costs and returns in cultivation of cluster bean, to study the economics of cluster bean processing units and to identify various constraints faced by farmers and processers in production and processing of cluster bean in Southern Haryana. The study was based on primary data. Bhiwani and Mahendargarh districts were consciously selected based on the highest area under cluster bean from Southern Haryana. From both districts, four blocks (two blocks from each district) were selected purposively i.e., Bahal and Kairu block from Bhiwani district and Kanina and Satnali block from Mahendargarh district. From each selected block, two villages were selected randomly. Finally, 10 farmers were selected randomly from each village and finally 80 farmers from all the selected eight villages were interviewed to gather all the desired information. The per hectare cost of cluster bean cultivation was found to be Rs. 40241 and Rs.44553 in Bhiwani and Mahendargarh district, respectively. On an average, the per hectare yield, gross returns and net returns obtained from the cultivation of cluster bean in Bhiwani district were 10.82 quintals, Rs.49002 and Rs.8758, respectively. The corresponding figures for Mahendargarh district were worked out to be 11.02 quintals, Rs.52732 and Rs.8178, respectively. The B:C ratio and B:C ratio over variable cost cluster bean cultivation was worked out to be 1.21 and 2.34, respectively for Bhiwani & 1.18 and 2.32 for Mahendargarh district. On an average total cost of processing guar into guar gum was worked out to be Rs. 6408.78 per quintal of output. Cluster bean processing plants incurred a profit of Rs.204 per quintal on average basis during the year 2020-21 with gross and net returns of Rs.6484.42 lakh and Rs.200.35 lakh, respectively. The B:C ratio and B:C ratio over variable cost was worked out to be 1.03 and 1.04 for processing units of cluster bean in Southern Haryana. Results of survey undertaken to know the problem faced by the farmers in production and by processors in processing of cluster bean revealed that the problem of weed (Amaranthus sp. and Digera muricata), high cost of labour, high cost of plant protection chemicals, problem of bacterial leaf blight disease, problem of infestation of aphids in the crop, scarcity of labour and non-availability of quality seeds and improved varieties were the serious constraints faced by farmers in the production cluster bean in the study area and inconsistent and insufficient supply of raw material, High cost of fuel, high losses during transport from farm to factory, Shortage of power, Under-utilization of installed capacity and high sales tax and lack of government price polices were the serious constraints faced by the processers in the processing of cluster bean seeds in the study area.
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    Economic analysis of production and processing of cluster bean in Southern Haryana.
    (CCSHAU Hisar, 2022-08) Aarti; Gulab Singh
    The present study was carried out with the objectives to work out costs and returns in cultivation of cluster bean, to study the economics of cluster bean processing units and to identify various constraints faced by farmers and processers in production and processing of cluster bean in Southern Haryana. The study was based on primary data. Bhiwani and Mahendargarh districts were consciously selected based on the highest area under cluster bean from Southern Haryana. From both districts, four blocks (two blocks from each district) were selected purposively i.e., Bahal and Kairu block from Bhiwani district and Kanina and Satnali block from Mahendargarh district. From each selected block, two villages were selected randomly. Finally, 10 farmers were selected randomly from each village and finally 80 farmers from all the selected eight villages were interviewed to gather all the desired information. The per hectare cost of cluster bean cultivation was found to be Rs. 40241 and Rs.44553 in Bhiwani and Mahendargarh district, respectively. On an average, the per hectare yield, gross returns and net returns obtained from the cultivation of cluster bean in Bhiwani district were 10.82 quintals, Rs.49002 and Rs.8758, respectively. The corresponding figures for Mahendargarh district were worked out to be 11.02 quintals, Rs.52732 and Rs.8178, respectively. The B:C ratio and B:C ratio over variable cost cluster bean cultivation was worked out to be 1.21 and 2.34, respectively for Bhiwani & 1.18 and 2.32 for Mahendargarh district. On an average total cost of processing guar into guar gum was worked out to be Rs. 6408.78 per quintal of output. Cluster bean processing plants incurred a profit of Rs.204 per quintal on average basis during the year 2020-21 with gross and net returns of Rs.6484.42 lakh and Rs.200.35 lakh, respectively. The B:C ratio and B:C ratio over variable cost was worked out to be 1.03 and 1.04 for processing units of cluster bean in Southern Haryana. Results of survey undertaken to know the problem faced by the farmers in production and by processors in processing of cluster bean revealed that the problem of weed (Amaranthus sp. and Digera muricata), high cost of labour, high cost of plant protection chemicals, problem of bacterial leaf blight disease, problem of infestation of aphids in the crop, scarcity of labour and non-availability of quality seeds and improved varieties were the serious constraints faced by farmers in the production cluster bean in the study area and inconsistent and insufficient supply of raw material, High cost of fuel, high losses during transport from farm to factory, Shortage of power, Under-utilization of installed capacity and high sales tax and lack of government price polices were the serious constraints faced by the processers in the processing of cluster bean seeds in the study area.