ECONOMICS OF BIDI TOBACCO CULTIVATION IN BARODA DISTRICT (GUJARAT)
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1979
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AAU, Anand
Abstract
The main object of the present investigation was to study the economics of bidi tobacco cultivation in Baroda district (Gujarat). Out of 12 talukas in the district, 3 talukas, viz., Savli, Saroda and Padra were considered under study which accounted for 96.32 per cent of the total tobacco area in the district. A stratified two stage random sampling design with villages as the primary and operational holdings as the ultimate units of study was used for selecting the sample for this study. The study covered 9 villages and 92 bidi tobacco growers 30 small (below 2 hectares), 31 medium (2 to 4 hectares) and 31 large (4 hectares and above) farms. The study covered the agricultural year 1978-79 and data were collected by survey method during the months of April and May, 1979.