Kumar, AshokKumari, Deeksha2019-01-222019-01-222018-07http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810092034The present study is on the economic analysis of turmeric in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a herbaceous plant. Being the ancient and sacred spice of India, it is known as ―Indian Saffron‖. Turmeric originated in southern India and this region continues as the world‘s largest producer. In India, turmeric is grown in an area of 1.93 lakh hectares with a production of 10.51 lakh tonnes. The present study was undertaken in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. A survey of 60 turmeric growing farmers was conducted in two blocks. Out of 60 farmers, 38 turmeric growers were marginal and 22 growers were small. The major findings revealed that the average area under turmeric cultivation was 0.09 ha on marginal farms, 0.37 ha on small farms with an average of 0.19 ha. The study showed that value of seed was the major cost component as the cost of seed was estimated at Rs. 57,406 per hectare on overall farms. The other major component of cost was found to be human labour estimated at Rs. 26,750 per hectare on overall farms. The productivity of turmeric came out to be 140.72 q/ha on overall farms. The net returns over total cost were Rs. 2,98,910/ha on overall farms. The highest output-input ratio was on small farms (3.6:1) as compared to marginal farms (1.4:1) and it was 2.2:1 at overall farms. Maximum technological gap in turmeric cultivation was in fertilizers which were used in fewer amounts and labour was used in excess on overall farm situations. At the overall level the break–even output in physical terms was achieved at 8.61 q of turmeric production. The per farm turmeric production was found to be 29.53 q on overall farms and 88 per cent of which was meant for sale in the market. The turmeric growers followed four major marketing channels, out of which channel-I (Producer-consumer) was found to be major channel contributing 49.33 per cent of total marketed surplus. The low efficiency index in channel-IV was reported due to many market functionaries involved between producer and consumer. Marketing issues and high cost of seed were the main problems reported by the growers in the study area.ennullThesis