Parminder SinghSonu Ram2019-05-282019-05-282018http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810104920The present study was undergone to analyze the cost and returns, marketing cost, margin, price spread and constraints in production and marketing of baby corn in Sonipat district of Haryana. To derive the inferences of the study, the primary data were collected from 60 farmers i.e. 30farmers each from two villages i.e. Rajpura and Aterna which acted as ultimate unit of the sample. The required data on various aspects on production and marketing of baby corn were collected from 60 farmers and 10 market intermediaries. In baby corn production, the major components in total cost of cultivation was rental value of land, harvesting, weeding and fertilizer use. Net return per hectare was found to be ` 146012.50 in Sonipat district. Benefit cost ratio was 2.28, in which large farmers recorded significant cost benefit ratio. In the study of Baby corn, the following two marketing channels were found i.e. Producer → Processing mill, and Producer → Wholesaler → Retailer → Consumer. The channel-I was found to be more efficient, receiving highest share in the crops. There is a need to improve the marketing infrastructural facilities from time to time and ensure effectiveness of marketing channels. The main production constraints noticed were high cost of seeds & non availability of quality seeds in time (80%), relatively high harvesting cost (60%),lack of awareness about value addition at farmers level (35%) and sub optimal input use (33.00%). The main marketing constraints observed from the analysis of the study that are delay in sale of produce (63.00%), no open auction sale of produce facility (58.00 ), arbitrary rate fixation of baby corn by commission agents ( 55%), forced money lending by commission agents on high interest rate ( 48%), unauthorised marketing charges by commission agents( 46%), lack of interest and awareness of farmer in marketing of baby corn( 36 %) and low selling price during the months May-August ( 30% ) were the major constraints in the marketing of baby corn.ennullThesis