Parminder SinghPanday, Raj Ratan2022-02-282022-02-282021-09https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810182975The present investigation was done to estimate the costs and returns, marketing costs, margins, price spread, marketing efficiency, and constraints in sweet corn production in Sonepat district of Haryana. The selection of Sonepat was done based on highest acreage under sweet corn in Haryana. A sample of 80 farmers was taken for study from four villages of one block. As a result of study total cost of cultivation was found to be ₹ 53731.52 acre-1 and yield was 64.13 quintal acre-1. Gross returns were ₹ 99466.61 acre-1 and net returns were ₹ 45735.08 acre-1. Small farmers had highest cost of cultivation i.e., ₹ 54411.63 acre-1, while medium farmers had highest return i.e., ₹ 102418.97 acre-1. Overall, five marketing channels of sweet corn were identified. Channel-I (processing unit based) had highest net price received by farmers, while channel five (direct retailer based) had highest marketing efficiency. In production constraints, high cost of seed was found to be most severe followed problem of stray animals. In marketing constraints, problem of malpractice at marketplace was most severe followed by fluctuation of price however, high cost of transportation and low no. of processing facilities was also a problem. Overall, sweet corn is reliable crop with a potential to generate some good return and there is a need to make farmers aware about it.EnglishThesis