Performance of cotton crop in non-traditional areas of Karnataka – an economic analysis
| dc.contributor.advisor | L. B. Kunnal | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pavithra B. S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-06T09:20:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-06T09:20:53Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | There is a spectacular shift in cotton growing areas in Karnataka. From traditional areas, it has spread to many non-traditional districts like Mysore, Shivamogga, Chamarajanagar and Davanagere. Hence, the study has made an attempt to analyse growth in area, productivity and production of cotton, to identify the price and non-price factors influencing the production, profitability of cotton on different farm sizes, behaviour of arrivals and prices, marketing channels and their efficiency and problems in production and marketing of cotton crop in the non-traditional cotton producing areas of Karnataka. Both secondary and primary data were used for the study. Results revealed that growth in area was negative for all the three districts except Mysore district, which observed positive but nonsignificant growth rate (18.92%). The production growth rates of cotton crop were positive in Davanagere (4.16%) and Mysore district (10.67%). Cotton yield in Chamarajanagar (-4.62%) and Mysore (-6.94%) districts experienced a negative growth rate, whereas Davanagere (7.57%) and Shivamogga (1.76%) districts showed positive growth rate. Principal component analysis was used to know the price and non-price factors influencing cotton production. One of the major factors responsible was lagged price of cotton. Net returns were high on large farms (` 76,550.87) compared to small farms (` 54,736.30) because of higher yield levels on large farms. Higher seasonal indices have been observed for market arrivals of cotton during peak period i.e., during the months immediately after the harvest. In markets, with wide area of operatios, the transportation cost was found to be the component of the total marketing cost. Three marketing channels were identified for cotton, among which channel-III was the most efficient one. The major problem faced by the farmers in production of cotton was low yield and in case of marketing it was lack of rergulated markets. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810003954 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | UASD | en_US |
| dc.sub | Agricultural Economics | en_US |
| dc.subject | null | en_US |
| dc.theme | Performance of cotton crop in non-traditional areas of Karnataka – an economic analysis | en_US |
| dc.these.type | Ph.D | en_US |
| dc.title | Performance of cotton crop in non-traditional areas of Karnataka – an economic analysis | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |