RAMANA RAO DEPARTMENT OF, S.V.RAMANA RAO DEPARTMENT OF, S.V.KRISHNA TEJA, I.KRISHNA TEJA, I.2022-05-132022-05-132022-12-222022-12-22D6133D6133https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810184712INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF OILSEEDS BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN ANDHRA PRADESHINCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF OILSEEDS BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN ANDHRA PRADESHThe present study aims for increasing productivity and profitability of oilseeds based production systems in Andhra Pradesh. The primary data from the farm households across the state with respect to groundnut, sesame and sunflower based oilseeds production systems was collected and evaluated using stratified multi staged random sampling methodology. Eight districts out of 13 districts in the state were identified, where the oilseed crops are grown predominantly and these districts were stratified according to high area, low productivity and low area, high productivity categories. From each selected district, two mandals were selected based on the area criteria and from each mandal, two representative villages were selected on area basis. From each village, 10 farmers were selected on random basis. The data on the supply chain and value chain aspects was collected from market intermediaries of at least 30 per district from the most relevant Agricultural Product Market Committee (APMC)/trading point. Spatio-temporal performance of the crops under the study along with castor, safflower and niger was evaluated using Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) and decomposition analysis. It was found that, majority of crops exhibited frequent decline in growth rates of area and production, especially in post-liberalization period. In particular, the growth performance of sunflower was meagre in the state. Examination of costs, returns and farm efficiency measures revealed conspicuous differences xvii in profitability among the districts. Cobb-Douglas and stochastic frontier production functions were employed to assess allocative and technical efficiencies respectively. Among the districts, for respective crops under the study, significant inefficiencies were noticed. Supply chain scenarios and value chains of the three oilseeds were documented and noticed conspicuous differences between profit margins of stakeholders at district level. Based on geographical location of the district, resource endowments, growth performance of area, production and yield of oilseeds, costs and returns structure; economics of competing crops, mean technical efficiencies, supply chain scenario and value chains; presence of value chain players, profit margins of stake holders in sub value chains of the major edible oilseeds grown in Andhra Pradesh, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts in North coastal zone were identified to have potential to develop as organic oilseed hubs, while YSR Kadapa and Kurnool districts in Southern and Scarce rainfall zones, respectively were identified to have potential to develop as production and processing hubs. SPSR Nellore district in Southern zone was identified to have potential to develop as seed and export hub. Institutional refurbishments that require immediate intervention for operational value chains like convergence of all stakeholders (both public and private) towards technology assemblage, multi-institutional approach for conversion of the proven research outputs to outcomes at the farm level etc., were suggested. Policies, targeted towards enhancing oilseeds contribution to the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), like region specific intercropping, risk diversification, addressing low capacity utilization, emphasis of value addition, evolve mechanisms for involving Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO’s)/Self Help Groups (SHG’s) towards value chains involving oilseeds, promoting start-up ecosystem and incubation activities, designing a robust mechanism for creation of value chain hubs etc., were proposed.The present study aims for increasing productivity and profitability of oilseeds based production systems in Andhra Pradesh. The primary data from the farm households across the state with respect to groundnut, sesame and sunflower based oilseeds production systems was collected and evaluated using stratified multi staged random sampling methodology. Eight districts out of 13 districts in the state were identified, where the oilseed crops are grown predominantly and these districts were stratified according to high area, low productivity and low area, high productivity categories. From each selected district, two mandals were selected based on the area criteria and from each mandal, two representative villages were selected on area basis. From each village, 10 farmers were selected on random basis. The data on the supply chain and value chain aspects was collected from market intermediaries of at least 30 per district from the most relevant Agricultural Product Market Committee (APMC)/trading point. Spatio-temporal performance of the crops under the study along with castor, safflower and niger was evaluated using Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) and decomposition analysis. It was found that, majority of crops exhibited frequent decline in growth rates of area and production, especially in post-liberalization period. In particular, the growth performance of sunflower was meagre in the state. Examination of costs, returns and farm efficiency measures revealed conspicuous differences xvii in profitability among the districts. Cobb-Douglas and stochastic frontier production functions were employed to assess allocative and technical efficiencies respectively. Among the districts, for respective crops under the study, significant inefficiencies were noticed. Supply chain scenarios and value chains of the three oilseeds were documented and noticed conspicuous differences between profit margins of stakeholders at district level. Based on geographical location of the district, resource endowments, growth performance of area, production and yield of oilseeds, costs and returns structure; economics of competing crops, mean technical efficiencies, supply chain scenario and value chains; presence of value chain players, profit margins of stake holders in sub value chains of the major edible oilseeds grown in Andhra Pradesh, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts in North coastal zone were identified to have potential to develop as organic oilseed hubs, while YSR Kadapa and Kurnool districts in Southern and Scarce rainfall zones, respectively were identified to have potential to develop as production and processing hubs. SPSR Nellore district in Southern zone was identified to have potential to develop as seed and export hub. Institutional refurbishments that require immediate intervention for operational value chains like convergence of all stakeholders (both public and private) towards technology assemblage, multi-institutional approach for conversion of the proven research outputs to outcomes at the farm level etc., were suggested. Policies, targeted towards enhancing oilseeds contribution to the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), like region specific intercropping, risk diversification, addressing low capacity utilization, emphasis of value addition, evolve mechanisms for involving Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO’s)/Self Help Groups (SHG’s) towards value chains involving oilseeds, promoting start-up ecosystem and incubation activities, designing a robust mechanism for creation of value chain hubs etc., were proposed.EnglishThesis