ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION OF TOMATO AND CAPSICUM IN SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

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dc.contributor.advisorVAIDYA, MANOJ KUMAR
dc.contributor.authorKUNWAR DIVYANSHU
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-03T10:53:23Z
dc.date.available2020-12-03T10:53:23Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT The present study entitled “Economic viability onf Organic production of Tomato and Capsicum in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out in district Solan.A complete list of registered organic farmers was obtained from Department of Agriculture, Govt of Himachal Pradesh.Simple random sampling technique was adopted to draw sample from the population.A total sample of 25 per cent was drawn randomly which comes to 60 farmers. The farmers were categorized on the basis of their land holding as marginal (<1 ha), small (1-2 ha) and medium (>2 ha).The overall literacy rate was worked out to be 89.56 per cent with literacy index of 2.76 indicating average quality of education. The results show that 73.69 per cent of the surveyed households were engaged in agriculture. The cropping intensity in the study area was in the range of 172.28 to 190.91percent falling under medium to marginal farm category. The overall cost of cultivation was worked out for two major crops i.e. tomato and capsicum. It was found highest in tomato (Rs110845.85/ha) followed by capsicum (Rs105101.54/ha). The net returns was found highest in tomato (Rs 258120.15) followed by capsicum (Rs 188553.25).The Cob-Douglas production function determines the efficiency of each resource used. The coefficient of multiple determinations (R2) of the function is 0.71 in case of tomato, which shows that the variable under study explained 71 per cent of variation in the model.All inputs were estimated greater than unity which means under utilization of these inputs and increase in their usage would lead to maximization of profit. In case of capsicum efficiency ratio for seed, FYM, plant protection, biofertilizers and labour was found greater than 1 which means under utilization of resources and increase in the use of these inputs will increase profit. Problems like nonavailability of labour at peak operation time, high wage rates, non-remunerative prices for the produce, high transportation charges, limited market information and lack of storage facility were the major production and marketing problems reported by the farmers in the study area.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810156246
dc.keywordsOrganic production, Tomato,.Economic viabilityen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages56+iien_US
dc.publisherNAUNI,UHFen_US
dc.subAgricultural Economicsen_US
dc.themeOrganic production, Tomato,.Economic viabilityen_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleECONOMIC VIABILITY OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION OF TOMATO AND CAPSICUM IN SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESHen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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