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Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Assam Agricultural University is the first institution of its kind in the whole of North-Eastern Region of India. The main goal of this institution is to produce globally competitive human resources in farm sectorand to carry out research in both conventional and frontier areas for production optimization as well as to disseminate the generated technologies as public good for benefitting the food growers/produces and traders involved in the sector while emphasizing on sustainability, equity and overall food security at household level. Genesis of AAU - The embryo of the agricultural research in the state of Assam was formed as early as 1897 with the establishment of the Upper Shillong Experimental Farm (now in Meghalaya) just after about a decade of creation of the agricultural department in 1882. However, the seeds of agricultural research in today’s Assam were sown in the dawn of the twentieth century with the establishment of two Rice Experimental Stations, one at Karimganj in Barak valley in 1913 and the other at Titabor in Brahmaputra valley in 1923. Subsequent to these research stations, a number of research stations were established to conduct research on important crops, more specifically, jute, pulses, oilseeds etc. The Assam Agricultural University was established on April 1, 1969 under The Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968’ with the mandate of imparting farm education, conduct research in agriculture and allied sciences and to effectively disseminate technologies so generated. Before establishment of the University, there were altogether 17 research schemes/projects in the state under the Department of Agriculture. By July 1973, all the research projects and 10 experimental farms were transferred by the Government of Assam to the AAU which already inherited the College of Agriculture and its farm at Barbheta, Jorhat and College of Veterinary Sciences at Khanapara, Guwahati. Subsequently, College of Community Science at Jorhat (1969), College of Fisheries at Raha (1988), Biswanath College of Agriculture at Biswanath Chariali (1988) and Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science at Joyhing, North Lakhimpur (1988) were established. Presently, the University has three more colleges under its jurisdiction, viz., Sarat Chandra Singha College of Agriculture, Chapar, College of Horticulture, Nalbari & College of Sericulture, Titabar. Similarly, few more regional research stations at Shillongani, Diphu, Gossaigaon, Lakhimpur; and commodity research stations at Kahikuchi, Buralikson, Tinsukia, Kharua, Burnihat and Mandira were added to generate location and crop specific agricultural production packages.

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Subject: Agricultural Economics × Author: Chanu, Elangbam Yaiphaleima × End date: 2017 × Start date: 2017 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF BLACK SCENTED RICE (CHAK-HAO) IN MANIPUR
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2017-07) Chanu, Elangbam Yaiphaleima; Barman, R.N
    The present study was carried out in Imphal east and Thoubal district of Manipur to study the present status, marketing channels, marketing costs, marketing margins, problems and prospects of production and marketing of black scented rice in the state. A multistage purposive and random sampling method was used for the study in order to select 100 respondents. Both the primary and secondary data were collected. The primary data were collected from the respondent farmers using pre tested scheduled through personal interview method. From the analysis it was observed that out of total rice area 237150 ha, black scented rice shared 0.06 per cent (150 ha).Total production of rice was observed 508500 MT of which black scented rice shared 0.07 per cent (360 MT). But black scented rice captures higher returns as its priced is three times higher (Rs.120000 – Rs.150000 per MT) over normal rice (Rs.28000-Rs.31000 per MT) in the domestic as well as international markets. Factors influencing the production of black scented rice were estimated using Cobb-Douglass production function. It was analyzed that the regression coefficients for seed (0.305) and hired machinery (0.556) was found to be positively significant. Three different marketing channels were identified in the study area. It showed that producer’s share in consumer’s rupee was highest in channel-III (97.29%) as no intermediaries were involved in this channel followed by channel-II (49.04) and channel-I (48.12). Similarly, for normal rice the producer’s share in consumer’s rupee was highest in channel-III (90.71) followed by channel-II (76.71) and channel-I (73.57). The study revealed that there is scope for increasing producer’s price by reducing the middlemen margin for black scented rice. The study identified a number of important problems influencing production and marketing of black scented rice in Manipur. The major production problems were lack of irrigation, soil testing facilities, inadequate credit facilities, lack of technical information, lack of high yielding varieties of black scented rice etc. Major marketing problems were lack of producers’ organisations, organic certification, lack of storage facilities, dependence on market middlemen, lack of government procurement policy and other related infrastructure for better marketing of the produce as such it is suggested and recommended to formulate a sound agriculture policy which can address to make available production technologies along with quality of seeds, other inputs and also creating sound marketing infrastructure so that the farmers/producers and consumers at the same time will able to reap the fruits of policies undertaken in the region in near future. This type of policy will also encourage taking up more production programme and which will in turn give a boost to the agrarian economy of the state.