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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: Jhajhria, Abimanyu × End date: 2009 × Start date: 2008 × Type: Thesis ×
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    Economic appraisal of production and marketing of kinnow (Citrus reticulate blanco) in Sirsa district, Haryana
    (CCSHAU, 2009) Jhajhria, Abimanyu; Karwasra, J.C.
    The present study was undertaken to examine various aspects of “Economic Appraisal of Production and Marketing of Kinnow (Citrus reticulate blanco) in Sirsa district, Haryana” with the following objectives: 1. To workout the costs and returns of Kinnow production. 2. To study marketing costs and margins under different marketing channels. 3. To identify the constraints faced by the farmers in production and marketing of Kinnow and to suggest remedial measures. The present study was conducted in Sirsa district of Haryana, which was selected purposively on basis of maximum area and production under kinnow cultivation. Further, Dabwali market was selected for the market study. Finally 60 growers from purposively selected six villages were selected for the present study. On the basis of the nature of the data, budgeting technique and various economic tools were used for estimation of cost of production, economic feasibility, marketing costs and margins. The study revealed that over all kinnow growers incurred losses during the initial five years of establishment of kinnow orchard. The net returns per hectare were Rs. 66209 in the seventh year and it was expected that this rate of return to be more or less same upto to age of 25 years. The net present value per hectare was calculated at 12 per cent discount rate, which comes to Rs. 166902.99 for entire expected life of orchard. Further, on the basis of benefit-cost ratio 1: 2.97 and internal rate of return (27.35 per cent) it may be concluded that kinnow orchard is a profitable proposition. While, comparing the results for different channels, it was observed that major share of the produce marketed through channel II (Producer  Pre-harvest contractor  Commission agent Retailer Consumer) while the producer’s share in consumer’s rupee was more in direct sale as compared to other channel due to the elimination of market intermediaries. Marketing efficiency worked out in kinnow marketing showed that channel V (Producer–consumer) was most efficient marketing channel. Major problems faced by the kinnow growers in production of kinnow were damage due to aberrant weather conditions, non-availability of good seedling and lack of technical knowledge. Problems faced in marketing were lack of support price, inefficient market organization and non-availability of processing facilities. The study emphasized the need to develop the proper marketing and processing facilities before its cultivation is popularized on a large scale in the state.