Production and marketing of under-utilized millets in Karnataka -an economic analysis
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2007
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UAS Dharwad
Abstract
Small millets are one among the traditional group of cereal crops and are cultivated in
areas where they produce a more dependable harvest compared to any other crops. The
present study is an effort in this direction to study all aspects of production and marketing of
underutilized millets. The growth in savi area was negative and significant for both sample
district (-1.934%) and the state (-5.620%) as a whole. Accordingly the production of savi also
showed declining trend for both the sample districts and state. The state as a whole, the
growth rates of foxtail millet area (-8.922%) and production (-8.462%) showed significant
declining trend, while growth rate of foxtail millet productivity (0.396%) was found to be
positive and statistically significant. The per hectare total cost of cultivation of little millet
and foxtail millet worked out to be Rs. 7236.92 and Rs. 6587.22, respectively. Gross returns
realized from one hectare of savi and foxtail millet grown by the sample farmers were Rs.
8442.96 and Rs. 7350.00, respectively. Allocative efficiency was 41.35 per cent, technical
efficiency was 62.45 per cent for little millet sample farmers and thus the economic
efficiency was 25.82 per cent. Technical efficiency (70.67%) and allocative efficiency
(31.45%) achieved by foxtail millet sample farmers resulted in economic efficiency of 22.23
per cent.. The share of producer seller of little millet in the consumer’s rupee was 82.42
percent while in channel III and IV, it was 28.49 per cent and 28.44 per cent respectively.
The producer’s share in consumer’s rupee of foxtail millet was 77.87 per cent in channel I
and II, whereas in channel III and IV, it was 31.21 per cent and 28.03 per cent respectively.
The study suggested that the farmers can better utilize their marginal lands by cultivating
little millet and foxtail millet on them.