A study on quality grading and prices of important pulse crops marketing in gulbarga district : Karnataka
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2008
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UAS, Dharwad
Abstract
The technological break through in Indian agriculture has brought about rapid
increase in the productivity levels of crops. This has generated new problems in marketing
for which adequate attention has not been paid eventhough it has been recognized that the
solution for these problems is a requisite condition for agricultural prosperity. The quality of
pulses produce brought to the market by the farmers varies considerably from lot to lot. The
variation in quality is due mainly to the differences in varieties, insect and pest damages,
methods and time of harvesting and agro-climatic factors. Scientific grading should be based
on important test factors so that the sellers would be able to describe the quality that they are
offering and the buyers should understand what is being offered.
Both primary and secondary information were collected and used in the study.
Gulbarga and Yadgir pulse markets were purposively selected for the study. These two
markets are the terminal markets for redgram and bengalgram in the Gulbarga district and
bulk of the pulses are produced in these two important markets. A total of 120 samples were
collected at random during the peak season (December to March) from two markets.
It was hypothesized that, the price depends on both quality and non-quality
characteristics. The quality factors analyzed in the study were colour, carbohydrates, slightly
damaged grains, test weight, crude fiber, immatured grains, foreign matter and acid content.
The non-quality characters were type of buyer, variety, soil type and time of harvest.
Stepwise multiple regressions, indexing/ranking techniques Tabular presentation, were
employed in this study. It was hypothesized that eye sight grades deviate from scientific
grades quite significantly and that they do not reflect actual quality of the produce. In order to
test this hypothesis, it was necessary to determine scientific grades.