PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF HYBRID COTTON SEEDS IN NORTHERN KARNATAKA - AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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2001
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
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Seed is a very vital instrument for increasing agricultural production. The present study analysed the costs and returns structure anti production efficiency of private and public agencies in major hybrid (DCH-32) cotton seed-producing districts viz., Gadag and Koppal of Karnataka. The primary data required for the study was collected (during 19S)9-2000) from 100 seed growers comprising 50 each from private and public agencies. The data subjected to Cobb-Douglas production function and frontier production function analysis besides tabular presentation. The results revealed that the per-acre production cost estimated to be Rs.1,00,656.28 and Rs.1,03,311.45 in KSSC and Mahyco seed growers, respectively. The per-acre yields of seed obtained were 5.93 quintals in KSSC and 6.14 quintals in Mahyco seed growers group. The net returns proved to be higher in Mahyco seed growers (Rs.83,396.39) than in KSSC seed growers (Rs.78,699.11). The study revealed that hybrid cotton seed production was highly labour intensive. On an average, the per acre mandays requirement was 1354. The application of chemical fertilizers was more than the recommended in both the category of seed growers. The marginal productivity analysis indicates that land and human labour were underutilized. While fertilizer, FYM and irrigation were used more than the optimal level. The average mean technical efficiency index of KSSC seed growers was 0,7204, while it was 0.7948 for Mahyco seed growers. The producer's share in consumers rupee was 52.96 percent in KSSC and 53.03 percent in Mahyco seed growers. No-availability of skilled labour, inadequate and untimely availability of capital, non-availability of financial assistance from KSSC/Mahyco and non-existence of crop insurance and higher risk in production were the major problems confronting the seed growers.
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