ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF VEGETABLE FARMING IN PUNJAB
| dc.contributor.author | Samra, Navjot Singh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-07T05:31:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-07T05:31:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study, undertaken to delve into the economic dimensions of vegetable farming in Punjab, has been based on both primary and secondary data. The importance of vegetables in the cropping pattern of Punjab over time has been ascertained by way of secondary data from 1971 onwards. The primary data, pertaining to the crop year 2008-09, collected from 60 vegetable growers, equally grouped into small (<2 hectares 5.0 acres), medium (2-4 hectares 5.0-10.0 acres) and large (>4 hectares 10 acres) land holding category, have been used to assess the remunerative worth of vegetable farming vis-à-vis size of farm holding and to examine the current market orientation of vegetable growers. The sampling technique entailed selection of two top ranking districts, namely Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar, in terms of vegetable acreage and production in the reference period TE 2008-09, followed by selection of four blocks (two from each district) and eight villages (two from each block), which were accorded equal representation in the sample selected. The study explicated that the gross cropped area (GCA) in Punjab increased from 5.7 million ha in 1970-71 to 7.9 million ha by 2008-09 registering an increase of 39 per cent. The vegetable acreage increased from 18 thousand ha to 178 thousand ha during the same period, the increase being to the tune of 705 per cent. The vegetable area in Punjab, in proportion to state’s GCA increased from 0.32 per cent in 1970-71 to 0.73 per cent by 1990-91 and has been increasing consistently thereafter and reached 2.25 per cent by 2008-09. In the farms of the respondents, the vegetable acreage increased from 28.5 per cent of GCA in 2006-07 to 34.9 per cent in 2008-09, the increase being more marked in case of small farm holders. The vegetable area, as per cent of GCA, for the year 2008-09 has been recorded as the highest (58.1 %) for small farmers, followed by that in case of medium (38.5 %) and large (29.3 %) farmers. The share of vegetable crops in total farm income happened to be the highest (78.3 %) in case of small farmers, followed by that in case of medium (60.1 %) and large (47.3 %) farm holders. The annual farm income per acre of NSA has been recorded as `57771 for small farmers, which is significantly higher (p<0.01) than that observed in the case of medium (`35607) and large (`33945) farmers, which can well be attributed to higher cropping intensity in case of small farmers as compared to that in case of medium and large farmers. The marketed surplus of small farmers was more except in case of potato, and vegetables were mostly disposed off through commission agents by all categories. Perishable nature, exploitation by middlemen and lack of transparency of marketing system were the major marketing risks perceived by the vegetable growers. The study conclusively establishes the remunerative worth of vegetable farming in general and for small and marginal farmers, in particular and calls for an urgent need to educate the farmers on the market orientation front so as to empower them to take the utmost advantage of opportunities offered by changed market scenario, particularly so in case of vegetables. Key words: | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810000346 | |
| dc.keywords | Importance of vegetable, vegetable marketing, economics of vegetable, vegetable | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | en_US |
| dc.research.problem | ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF VEGETABLE FARMING IN PUNJAB | en_US |
| dc.sub | Agricultural Economics | en_US |
| dc.subject | irrigation, energy resources, biological phenomena, land resources, environment, wood, economics, seasons, manpower, planting | en_US |
| dc.theme | Agricultural Economics | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | en_US |
| dc.title | ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF VEGETABLE FARMING IN PUNJAB | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |