Sonnad, J.S.Singaraddi, Shweta2023-10-092023-10-092018-08https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810198597Jaggery is a traditional product of sugarcane. Organic jaggery is superior in quality as it is processed without using chemicals. It is available in three different forms, viz., solid, powder and granular forms. The study was conducted in North Karnataka during 2017-18 to estimate the trend, cost-returns profiles and marketing management of organic jaggery production and consumer preferences for different forms of organic jaggery. The study is based on both primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected using a wellstructured and pre-tested schedule from sample respondents selected using multi-stage random sampling technique. In all, 60 organic jaggery farmers, 120 market functionaries and 120 organic jaggery consumers from Jamakhandi and Mudhol taluks of Bagalkot district and Gokak and Athani taluks of Belagavi district were chosen. Secondary data on area under sugarcane cultivation were collected from District Statistical Office of both the districts and that on organic jaggery production were collected from Organic Jaggery Technical Park. Results revealed that, organic jaggery production is profitable with a benefit-cost ratio 7.09 in Bagalkote and 8.74 in Belagavi district. Of the total organic jaggery produced, 70% was in solid form, 17% was in powder form and 13% was in granular form. Among the three channels of marketing organic jaggery in the study area, Channel-III (Producer - Consumer) was most efficient as the price spread was least ( 130.65/q in Bagalkote and 152.35/q in Belagavi). Most of the market intermediaries were unhappy for non-availability of labourers in Bagalkote district and for not getting incentives for quality product supply in Belagavi district. Among three forms of organic jaggery, about 46.67 per cent of the consumers in Bagalkote and 51.67 per cent in Belagavi preferred powder form because of less moisture content (14.00 %) than solid form (21.00 %), high keeping quality and ease in cooking.EnglishThesis