An economic analysis of production and marketing of vegetables in Dhari Block of Nainital district
| dc.contributor.advisor | Singh, Virendra | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bisht, Deepshikha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-18T10:11:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-18T10:11:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Indian economy is predominantly an agrarian economy. Contribution of agriculture to national GDP has come down substantially from 58 percent in 1950-51 to 13.6 percent in 2012-13. In economic terms, horticulture sector contributes 29.5 per cent to GDP originating from agriculture. Being a labourintensive activity, vegetable production would augment income and employment opportunities on small farms, whose strength is the abundant labour. The low crop productivity and poor marketing facilities discourage growers to give boost to vegetable production. The major problems confronted by farmers in production of vegetables are unavailability of quality inputs, inadequate marketing facility and minimum support from government. The study conducted in Dhari block of Nainital District was based on data collected from 60 farmers pertaining to year 2011-12. Three stage sampling technique was employed for constructing sampling plan of the study. The first stage of sampling plan was the selection of block from the selected district, followed by selection of villages from the selected block and selection of farmers from the selected villages to make sample of 60 farmers. A sample of 10 market intermediary of each type involved in vegetable marketing was also drawn. The study aimed at examining the cropping pattern, resource structure on vegetable growing farms and estimating the cost and returns, marketing costs, marketing margins, price spread, producer’s share in consumer’s rupee and constraints in vegetable cultivation. The results indicated that vegetable production was a profitable proposition in the study area. Pea, cabbage, bean and tomato occupied 16.05 per cent, 12.81 per cent, 9.62 per cent and 8.76 per cent of the gross cropped area, respectively. Cropping intensity was found to be 181.57 per cent in the study area. Investment on farm machinery & building and livestock was Rs. 13649 per farm and Rs.25058 per farm, respectively. The cost of cultivation on per ha basis was the highest for tomato (Rs. 126401) and the lowest pea (Rs. 62630). The cost of production was highest for tomato (Rs. 810 /qtl), followed by bean (Rs. 686 /qtl), pea (Rs. 585 /qtl) and cabbage (Rs. 387 /qtl). The per hectare gross return was Rs. 150563, Rs. 114464, Rs. 112650, and Rs. 92662 for tomato, bean, pea and cabbage, respectively. The per hectare net returns after subtracting total cost (Cost C3) from gross return was found to be Rs.50020, Rs. 46546, Rs. 26903 and Rs. 24162 for pea, bean, cabbage and tomato, respectively. Return per rupee invested was 1.79, 1.68, 1.41 and 1.19 for pea, bean, cabbage and tomato, respectively. The most popular marketing channel followed by farmers for disposal of vegetables was producer- wholesaler-cumcommission agent- retailer- consumer, channel I, as maximum quantity of produce was sold through this channel. The other channel followed by the farmers for disposal of vegetables was producer- retailerconsumer, channel II. In channel I, marketing cost incurred by producers varied from Rs. 167.19 per Qt for cabbage to Rs. 300.47 per Qt for tomato. The marketing cost incurred by the retailer in channel I varied from Rs. 77.33 per Qt in case of cabbage to Rs. 91.72 per Qt in case of pea. The absolute margin realized by wholesaler-cum-commission agent was as high as Rs. 92.65 Qt in case of bean and as low as Rs. 43.26 for cabbage. In channel I, absolute margin realized by retailer varied from Rs. 94.52 for cabbage to Rs. 252.06 for bean. In channel I, per cent margin realized by the retailer varied from 13.15 per cent for cabbage to 16.67 per cent for bean. Price spread in channel I was the highest for cabbage and the lowest for bean being 47.16 per cent and 38.53 per cent, respectively. Marketing cost incurred by the producers in channel II was the highest for tomato (Rs. 195.86) and the lowest for bean (Rs. 87.30). Marketing cost incurred by retailer in channel II varied from Rs. 42.48 for cabbage to Rs. 53.18 for tomato. Absolute margin realized by retailer in channel II was the highest for bean (Rs. 276.17) and the lowest for cabbage (Rs. 95.44). In channel II, per cent margin realized by the retailer varied from 13.55 per cent for tomato to 19.78 per cent for bean and mark-up margin realized by the retailer varied from 16.55 per cent for tomato to 25.70 per cent for bean. Producer’s share in channel II varied from 71.68 per cent for pea to 62.97 per cent for cabbage. Shortage of irrigation water, high incidence of pest and diseases, inadequate irrigation facilities, inadequate availability of quality seeds, high transportation cost, high cost of packaging material, prevalence of malpractices in the market, lack of insurance, lack of government support, irregular supply of electricity, etc. were reported to be the most severe production, marketing and infrastructural and institutional constraints faced by the vegetable growers of the study area. Though vegetable cultivation in Dhari block was found to be a profitable venture, more profit can be reaped and the business can be made more efficient if the farmers are provided with cheap loans, quality inputs and organized markets. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810081737 | |
| dc.keywords | economic analysis, crop production, marketing, vegetables, Uttarakhand | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.pages | 115 | en_US |
| dc.publisher | G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand) | en_US |
| dc.research.problem | Uttarakhand | en_US |
| dc.sub | Agricultural Economics | en_US |
| dc.subject | null | en_US |
| dc.theme | Marketing | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | en_US |
| dc.title | An economic analysis of production and marketing of vegetables in Dhari Block of Nainital district | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |