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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 × Start date: 2013 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCE USE PRODUCTIVITY IN MUSHROOM FARMING IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-07) KAYASTHA, RATIKA; KAYASTHA, RATIKA; VAIDYA, MANOJ KUMAR; VAIDYA, MANOJ KUMAR
    ABSTRACT The present study entitled “Economic Assessment of Resource use productivity in Mushroom Farming in Himachal Pradesh was carried out in Kangra, Solan, Shimla and Mandi districts of the state. Simple Random sampling technique was used to select 215 mushroom growers from the selected districts. Cumulative cube root frequency (Singh and Mangat, 1995) was used for the construction of strata. The mushroom growers were classified into three categories on the basis of number of bags viz., small category (≤245), medium category (246-790) and large category (>790). Eight spawn producers were also selected from different selected districts in the study area. Main local markets in the study area districts were selected for conducting marketing study. A total sample of 5 wholesalers/commission agents and 5 retail sellers were selected randomly. Results revealed that average family size of selected farm families at overall level comprises of 4.58. The overall literacy rate was found to be 79.73 per cent, while literacy index were worked out to be 2.77 indicating average quality of education. Agriculture was found to be the main occupation as 80.10 per cent of workforce practice farming at overall farm category level. The average size of total land holding at overall level was found to be 0.94 ha which vary between 0.62 ha in small category to 1.32 ha in large category. Overall cropping intensity was found to 175.76 per cent. Mushroom contributed maximum share in the total farm income (34.78%) at overall category level, while it was observed highest of (46.76%) in case of large category. The cost of 1 quintal spawn production varied between Rs. 12293.63 for white button and Rs. 12000.07 for oyster mushroom. At overall basis, the cost of cultivation of white button mushroom per 100 bags basis found to be Rs. 19457.83, while for oyster mushroom it was found to be Rs. 14323.64. The net returns per 100 bags were estimated to be Rs. 16440.39 and Rs. 10443.77 at overall level. The output-input ratios were observed to be 1.84 and 1.73 in case of white button mushroom and oyster mushroom respectively. Results indicated that cultivation of white button mushroom and oyster mushroom in the study area is a profitable venture. It has been observed that at overall level, the value of ‘r’ for fixed capital, working capital and human labour in case of white button mushroom was greater than unity indicating underutilization of these resources and increase in their use would increase production. Similarly in case of oyster mushroom the value of ‘r’ for fixed capital was lesser than unity, which means overutilization of this resource and reduction in its use would increase production. The optimum plan was developed for existing mushroom cultivation in the study area which revealed the possibility of increasing the farm profitability by optimum utilization of the available resources. The mean technical efficiency was observed 80 per cent in case of white button mushroom and 79 per cent in case of oyster mushroom, which indicated that on an average only 20 per cent and 21 per cent respectively of the mushroom growers fell short of maximum possible frontier level of technology. The socio-economic characteristics of the variables such as education, experience, household size and managerial skill index have significant impact on technical efficiency. Four marketing channels were found prevalent in the study area for marketing of white button mushroom. Among these Channel –B, consisting Producer-Retailer- Consumer was found to be most preferred as 42.80 per cent of the quantity was marketed through this channel. In case of oyster mushroom, Channel –A i.e. Producer-Consumer was found to be most preferred as 36.03 per cent of the mushroom was marketed through this channel in the study area. The findings of the study recommend optimum resource utilization so that desired growth in mushroom cultivation and production can be achieved