An economic analysis of mushroom production and consumption pattern in Haryana
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2010
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The study was conducted in Sonepat and Kurukshetra districts of Haryana during the year 2008-09
with the following objectives.
1. To compare the cost and return of different methods of mushroom production.
2. To study the marketing efficiency of different marketing channels.
3. To examine the consumption pattern of mushroom.
4. To estimate the employment generation through mushroom enterprise
Sonepat and Kurukshetra districts were purposively selected for study as Sonepat is the highest
producer of mushroom in the state and Kurukshetra is an emerging district. For this study, 120
mushroom growers were selected from the twelve villages of both districts. 40 mushroom growers each
from the three different growing methods viz. paddy straw, wheat straw and pasteurization, were
selected and deta obtained from these farmers were used to compare the cost and return of the selected
methods. Tabular analysis, depreciation and interest, ratio analysis, returns and economic feasibility
were adopted to determine the cost structure, returns, profits and efficiency of methods. The marketing
efficiency was calculated on the basis of size of mushroom growers for different marketing channels
and Shepherd’s formula was used to analyse the efficiency. The consumption pattern was analyzed for
rural and urban areas on the basis of income level and employment effect was studied based on the
number of hired and family labours engaged in the production process.
The findings of the study reveal that the proportion of fixed cost to the total cost was lowest on
pasteurization method of mushroom production (22.68 percent) followed by wheat straw (29.74
percent) and paddy straw (35.82 percent) which indicated comparatively lower initial capital
investments under pasteurization farms. The total cost of production in the three methods viz. paddy
straw, wheat straw and pasteurization were Rs. 265000, Rs. 312367 and Rs. 320322 respectively while
the gross returns were Rs. 401625, Rs. 411840 and Rs. 468125 respectively and the net returns per kg
of mushroom were Rs.17.85, Rs. 12.75 and Rs. 16.89 respectively. The higher gross return on
pasteurization irrespective of higher total costs was due to the higher production in this method than the
other two methods and the higher net returns per kg. was in paddy straw method due to less cost of
compost. The benefit-cost ratio (1.52) was the highest for Paddy straw method whereas the pay-back
period (1.49 years) was the lowest in pasteurization method.
Channel І (producer- wholesaler- retailer – consumer) was the most common channel while the
most efficient channel was channel- ІV (producer- consumer) in terms of less marketing costs and
higher producer’s share in consumer’s rupee. Consumption pattern showed a positive relationship with
the level of income in both rural and urban areas. Mushroom enterprise proved to be labour intensive
providing employment to family labour as well as hired labours.
Key words: - 1. Mushroom, Production, Consumption 2. Economic analysis 3. Haryana
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Vegetables, Costs, Markets, Productivity, Biological phenomena, Crop residues, Manpower, Economics, Rice, Area