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Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, was established on 1st December, 1985 with the objective to promote education, research and extension education in the fields of Horticulture, Forestry and allied disciplines. Late Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the first Chief Minister and the architect of Himachal Pradesh perceived the importance of Horticulture and Forestry to develop and improve the State economy which led to the establishment of this University. Its history lies in erstwhile Himachal Agricultural College, Solan, established in 1962 and affiliated to the Panjab University. It became one of the campuses of Agriculture Complex of Himachal Pradesh University on its formation in 1970. Consequent upon the establishment of Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in 1978, this campus became its Horticulture Complex and finally in 1985, assumed the status of a State University, being the only University in the country engaged exclusively in teaching, research and extension in Horticulture and Forestry. The University is located at Nauni in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh, 13 km from Solan on Solan-Rajgarh Road, at an elevation of 1300 metres above mean sea level. Solan town is situated on national highway (NH-22) and is well connected by train and bus services. The University has four constituent colleges, out of which, two are located at the main campus Nauni, one for horticulture and the other for forestry, having 9 and 7 departments, respectively. The third College i.e., College of Horticulture & Forestry is located at Neri in Hamirpur District on Nadaun-Hamirpur state highway, about 6 Km from Hamirpur town and is well connected with bus service. The college offers three Undergraduate Degree Programmes i.e. BSc (Hons.) Horticulture, BSc (Hons.) Forestry and B. Tech. Biotechnology and MSc degree programme in a few subjects. The fourth college i.e. College of Horticulture and Forestry, Thunag (Mandi) is located at Thunag District Mandi. This college offer BSc (Hons.) Horticulture and BSc (Hons.) Forestry degree programme. In addition, there are five Regional Research Stations, 12 Satellite Stations and five Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) situated in different zones of the State.

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Subject: Agricultural Economics × Author: KAYASTHA, RATIKA × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2017 × Type: Thesis ×
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    ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF LITCHI (Litchi chinensis) IN KANGRA DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2017-08) KAYASTHA, RATIKA; SHARMA, RAVINDER
    ABSTRACT In the present study entitled “Economics of Production and Marketing of Litchi (Litchi chinensis) in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh’’ multistage random sampling technique was used for the selection of the sampled households from three blocks of Kangra district. Sample of 60 households was drawn randomly and by using cube root cumulative frequency method the sample was classified into two groups’ viz. Group-I and Group-II. The economic analysis revealed that initial cost of investment on litchi plantation was estimated Rs. 32157.43 per hundred plants. The litchi cultivation was profitable and earned an internal rate of return of 19.14 per cent with a benefit-cost ratio of 1.69 and net present value of Rs. 48089.56 per hundred plants. Sensitivity analysis of litchi plantation showed that up to 15 per cent changes in costs or returns, internal rate of litchi crop remained higher than the prevailing bank rates for long deposits, which clearly shows that the risks and uncertainties associated with price and costs are minimum in litchi crop. Therefore, it is suggested that litchi cultivation should be encouraged among the orchardists in the foot hills of Himachal Pradesh. Three main marketing channels were found prevalent in the study area for the marketing of litchi crop. Amongst these channel-C (Producer Pre-harvest contractor Wholesaler Retailer Consumer) was found to be the most preferred channel as 50.28 per cent of the produce was traded through this marketing channel. Shortage of labour, high wage rate and non-availability of labour at peak operation time were major production problems faced by the farmers. Marketing problems included higher commission, lack of bargaining power, delay in payments, large number of intermediaries, lack of transport facilities and lack of remunerative price. Problem of non-availability of labour at peak operation time was found maximum in Group-II (57.69%) which differs significantly from all other problems.