ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF DESICCATED COCONUT POWDER IN KARNATAKA
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41603
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University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
Abstract
India is one of the leading coconuts producing country in the
world. Yet, it does not figure in the list of leading exporting countries of
desiccated coconut. The study makes an attempt to examine the
Economics of production and marketing of desiccated coconut. The study
was conducted in Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district. The primary data was
collected from 10 desiccated coconut entrepreneurs from Tiptur taluk of
Tumkur district of Karnataka. The study reveals that desiccated coconut
units were utilizing 78.9 per cent of their installed capacity. The net
return per tonne of coconut processed by desiccated coconut units was
lakh Rs. 32.1, lakh Rs.81.1, and lakh Rs. 114.5 in case of small,
medium, and large sized units respectively. On an average Rs. 144.01
lakhs was needed for the establishment of desiccated coconut unit. Out
of which the investment on land (53.64%) was a major cost followed by
machinery (26.15%), building (15.11%), and power installation (5.11%).
The break even analysis showed that all categories of units had
processed more than breakeven level. The investment made on
desiccated coconut units was realized back within 2 to 3 years. The
major constraints faced by desiccated coconut units were lack of skilled
labor, limited market, higher requirement of working capital, and use of
obsolete machines. Motivating the entrepreneurs to improve the quality
standards, and modernization of desiccated coconut units need to be
considered to improve the performance of desiccated coconut sector.