“ECONOMICS AND ACREAGE RESPONSE OF SESAMUM IN  SAURASHTRA REGION” 2917

Katara Rekhaben Parsingbhai

“ECONOMICS AND ACREAGE RESPONSE OF SESAMUM IN SAURASHTRA REGION” 2917

dc.contributor.advisor	Dr. K. A. Khunt
dc.contributor.author	Katara Rekhaben Parsingbhai
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-03T10:09:45Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-03T10:09:45Z
dc.date.issued	2019-08
dc.description.abstract	Sesamum (Sesamum indicum L.) is an ancient oil yielding crop and popularly known as “Queen of Oilseeds”. India account for the largest area under sesamum cultivation in the world, contributing nearly 25 per cent to international trade. In this connection, the study on “Economics and Acreage Response of Sesamum in Saurashtra Region” was undertaken with the main objectives viz; to assess the compound growth rate and instability analysis, acreage response, factors considered by the famers for acreage allocation, temporal changes in cost and return and problems faced by the farmers. The study was conducted in Junagadh and Rajkot districts of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the two districts of Saurashtra region. This was followed by random selection of 15 kharif and 15 summer sesamum growers from each selected talukas, (4). Thus, total 120 sesamum growers. i.e. 60 kharif and 60 summer sesamum growers were selected for the study. The secondary data were collected for the period 1995-96 to 2018-19 and 2010-11 to 2018-19 for analysis of acreage response of kharif and summer sesamum, respectively. The compound growth rate, coefficient of variation, Nerlovian model and Garrett’s ranking technique were used to analyzed the collected data. The results revealed that the compound growth rates of the area, production and yield of kharif sesamum showed declining trend in Junagadh and Rajkot districts. The compound growth rates of productivity of summer and total sesamum increased significantly in both of the districts. In general, instability in area and production found higher than that in yield. The study on acreage response of kharif sesamum, revealed that, one year the lagged area was found to be positively influential factors in the farmers regarding area allocation to kharif sesamum in all the models of Junagadh and Rajkot districts. The kharif sesamum growers of Junagadh district are traditional in nature, they have not responded to the price and non price factors too. Where as, farmers of Rajkot district exhibited rational behaviour to price factors and non price factors i.e. negative response to area under competing crop, lagged price and yield risk. In both the districts, summer sesamum growers consider the factors like area and price of competing crop, lagged yield and total rainfall. The positive and significant impact of total rainfall was found on summer sesamum acreage because it needs assured irrigation facility. The higher value of long run elasticity (LR) indicated that the farmers were relatively market oriented in their decision in the long run than in short run in respect to the sesamum in Junagadh and Rajkot districts. According to farmers opinions, for kharif sesamum, the low cost of cultivation of sesamum and price of sesamum during last year were the common factors considered by farmers while acreage allocation in both of the districts. In the summer sesamum the low cost of cultivation of sesamum was found common factor while acreage allocation in both of the districts. The study on trend in input use and return from kharif and summer sesamum revealed that use of family labour declined significantly over a period in quantity in kharif as well as summer sesamum, while in value term, significant increase was observed only in kharif sesamum. The average net profit observed more than double in case of summer sesamum when compared with kharif sesamum. In Junagadh district, the major problems faced by farmers in cultivation of kharif and summer sesamum were; the lack of irrigation facilities in summer, lack of new technology and extension support and lack of availability of quality seeds. In case of Rajkot district, the lack of new technology and extension support and lack of availability of quality seeds were common problems faced by farmers in cultivation of kharif and summer sesamum.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810169518
dc.keywords	Sesamum, growth rate, economics and acreage response.	en_US
dc.language.iso	English	en_US
dc.publisher	JAU, JUNAGADH	en_US
dc.sub	Agricultural Economics	en_US
dc.theme	“ECONOMICS AND ACREAGE RESPONSE OF SESAMUM IN SAURASHTRA REGION” 2917	en_US
dc.these.type	M.Sc	en_US
dc.title	“ECONOMICS AND ACREAGE RESPONSE OF SESAMUM IN SAURASHTRA REGION” 2917	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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