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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: Agriculture × Author: Borah, Sangita × End date: 2019 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    PRODUCTION BEHAVIOUR ACREAGE RESPONSE AND MARKETING OF POTATO IN BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY ZONE OF ASSAM
    (AAU, 2014) Borah, Sangita; DrChandan Hazarika
    The present work was design to study “Production Behaviour Acreage Response and Marketing of Potato in Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam”. Potato is one of the most important and widely cultivated vegetable crops of Assam and ranks fourth in terms of acreage under individual crop in the state. It is one of the important cash crops grown in the Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam. The study reflected that per hectare potato cultivation cost was found to be highest for LBVZ of Assam (Rs. 70362.08) and the lowest was observed for NBPZ (Rs. 69755.20). Similarly, Gross income of the farmers was observed to be highest for LBVZ (Rs. 124032.20) and the lowest was recorded for CBVZ (Rs. 123718.00), Similarly, Net Income was observed to be highest for NBPZ (Rs. 54229.27) and the recorded lowest production was observed in CBVZ (Rs. 53360.95) of Assam. Potato productivity was found to be highest for size group III farmers (232.24 qtls) of LBVZ of Assam and the lowest productivity was also recorded for LBVZ of size group I farmers (223.90 qtls). On the other hand, per quintals potato production cost was found to be highest for size group III farmers (Rs. 325.03) of CBVZ among all the zones and lowest was recorded for size group I farmers (Rs. 291.63) of LBVZ of Assam. Among all the zones, both in LBVZ and NBPZ most of the input variables had found positive and significant influence on the output. Because of this reason, most of the commercial potato growers were concentrated to these zones of Assam. The growth rate of area and production and productivity analysis reflected that Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Sonitpur district was recorded for positive growth rate in area under the crop. Barpeta, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Darrang, Sonitpur and Nagaon districts were recorded for positive growth rate in production and Goalpara, Dhubri, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Dibrugarh, Darrang Sonitpur and Nagaon districts were recorded for positive growth rate in productivity of the crop. Major changes in area instability occurred in CBVZ (-44.00) along with high instability in yield (-61.24). Acreage analysis reflected that Barpeta, Goalpara, Dhubri, Nalbari, Jorhat and Darrang districts were recorded for positive and significant lag acreage under the crop. The short run and long run price elasticities were found negative for most of the districts indicated that one rupee increase in price of potato would leads to decrease area under the crop simultaneously. The disposal pattern of potato was found increasing with increase size groups of farmers in all the zones of Brahmaputra Valley. The price spread analysis indicated that producer received highest share in channel-I and lowest in channel-III.