A study of farm management decisions of vegetable growers in Haryana

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dc.contributor.advisorSuhag, K.S.
dc.contributor.authorAjay Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-28T14:54:05Z
dc.date.available2016-10-28T14:54:05Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/82802
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCCSHAUen_US
dc.subAgricultural Economics
dc.subjectFungi, Biological phenomena, Concentrates, Land resources, Animal developmental stages, Pathogens, Natural enemies, sugarcane, imports, insecticidesen_US
dc.these.typeM.Sc
dc.titleA study of farm management decisions of vegetable growers in Haryanaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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