A study of farm management decisions of vegetable growers in Haryana
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2012
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The cultivation of vegetables is most suitable in a country like ours with preponderance of
small land holdings, varied climatic conditions and surplus family labour. However, the level of
profitability of the vegetable crops depends upon farm management decisions taken by vegetable
growers. To study socio-economic profile, farm management decisions and problems faced by the
growers in vegetable production, the research problem entitled ‘A study of farm management decisions
of vegetable growers in Haryana’ was undertaken covering three districts (Gurgaon, Kurukshetra and
Mahendergarh), six villages and 90 vegetable growers. It was found that literacy rate and average per
annum family income was lower in Mahendergarh district than Kurukshetra and Gurgaon districts. The
study revealed that majority of the respondents (91 percent) were married and only 9 percent were
unmarried. More than 75 percent of the respondents were living in nuclear type of families and were
growing vegetables for the last 15 to 20 years. The marketed and marketable surplus were almost
similar across categories of vegetable growers and the selected districts. Largest size of the operational
holdings were in Kurukshetra district. Area under Kharif vegetables was more than the area under Rabi
vegetables in Haryana. Among all the vegetables, tomato crop provided highest human labour
employment. Majority of the vegetable growers decided to grow timely maturing varieties in the study
area. Only few large vegetable growers were processing and storing the vegetables. Majority of the
vegetable growers were found selling their vegetables to the wholesalers. High cost of labour was
found as the main production related problem of the selected vegetable growers and too much
fluctuation in prices as the biggest and main market related problem of the vegetable growers in the
study area. However, provision of technical trainings to the labour, proper and timely supply of
packaging materials, quality seeds, more markets and price regulations may help to solve the problems
of the vegetable growers in Haryana.
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Fungi, Biological phenomena, Concentrates, Land resources, Animal developmental stages, Pathogens, Natural enemies, sugarcane, imports, insecticides