ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAC PRODUCTION IN GONDIA DISTRICT.
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Date
2019-09-05
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Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
Abstract
The research study “Economic analysis of lac production in Gondia district” with the objectives to study the socio-economic characteristics of selected lac growers, to work out the costs and returns of lac production, to study the constraints faced by lac growers in production were studied. The result pertaining to this aspect was based on primary data collected through survey method from six villages from Amgaon and Salekasa tehsils. In Amgaon tahsil 3 villages were selected surrounding Amgaon town namely Dhabaditola, Chichtola and Pipaltola. Similarly three villages viz. Sitepala, Halbitola and Gorre under Salekasa Tahsils were selected purposively of Gondia district for the year 2018-19. Sixty lac growers from different size groups of land holding and having more than ten palash trees were selected to study costs and returns of lac production.
The study revealed that, regarding age of lac growers majority of them 48.33 per cent were in the middle age group, 43.33 per cent were in the old age group and only 8.32 per cent majority of young age group and the type of the family of selected 60 lac growers the 43 farmers belongs to nuclear family which was 71.70 per cent, and 17 farmers i.e. 28.30 per cent constitute in joint family. At overall level 5.00 per cent of Lac growers were illiterate and rest of them have educated. The average land holding was worked out to 2.09 ha and 91.87 per cent area was under net cultivation while 33.49 per cent area under irrigation and gross cropped area was 2.86 ha. The cropping intensity worked out to 148.96 per cent.
The total cost of lac production of palash for per tree was found at Rs.558.30. The gross return obtained from lac of per tree of palash trees cultivation was found to be Rs.1298. The net return was found to be Rs.729.45. The per tree of benefit cost ratio was worked out to at Cost A 9.93, at cost B it was 4.49 and at Cost C was worked out to 2.32.
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India is major lac producing country in the world. The lac production is mainly carried out in tribal areas and being important in rural economy and generates higher income and employment. The study carried out in two tehsils of Gondia district i.e. Amgaon and Salekasa with a view to know socio-economic characteristics of lac growers, examine input used, cost structure, returns and constraints faced by farmers in production. Data pertains to the year 2018-19. The study was based on total 60 lac growers. In this study “Lac production in selected area is a profitable venture’’ is proved.
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Costs, Economic analysis, Farmers, Labour
Citation
WANI, PRAMOD PANDURANG. (2019). Economic analysis of lac production in Gondia district. Department of agricultural economics and statistics,Nagpur. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2019. Print. xii, 59p. (unpublished).