An Economic Analysis of Production and Marketing of Cabbage and Cauliflower in Belagavi District of Karnataka
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2016-06
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
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Cabbage and cauliflower are important and extensively grown vegetables in Karnataka. The state ranks 10th place in area and production of cabbage with total cropped area of 10,483 hectare and production of 2,16,627 tonnes. Whereas, with respect to cauliflower the state ranks 14th place in area and production with total cropped area of 4,686 hectare (1.14 %) and production of 82,324 tonnes (1.04 %). The study was conducted to estimate cost and returns structure in cabbage and cauliflower in Belagavi district where these two vegetables are extensively grown. Multistage sampling procedure was adopted for selection of 90 sample farmers for each crop from Belagavi district. The cost of cultivation for cabbage was 57,681 per hectare and it was 60,288 in cauliflower. The variable cost ( 45,487 in cabbage and 48,076 in cauliflower) formed a substantial portion (more than 78.8 %) of the total cost of cultivation. The higher net returns were obtained from cauliflower ( 1,24,537 /ha) compared to cabbage ( 79,088 /ha). The B:C ratio was 1.37 and 2.07 respectively for cabbage and cauliflower. The optimum quantity of pesticide required for cabbage and cauliflower was 2.462 and 2.466 (a.i. kg or l/ha) respectively. The marginal value product to marginal fixed cost ratio for seeds (11.25) and human labour (2.97) were more than one in cabbage. Whereas, the ratio of manures and fertilizer (-1.06), plant protection chemicals (-2.64) along with bullock and machine labour (0.91) were negative. Similar results was found in the case of cauliflower. The channel-III was found to be more efficient than channel-I and channel-II. With respect to production constraints lack of labour availability was major problem as expressed by majority of farmers, followed by problem of pest and diseases. In marketing, fluctuation of price was reported to be a major problem, followed by poor transportation facility.
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