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PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF HYBRID MAIZE IN SARGUJA DISTRICT OF CHHATTISGARH

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Title PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF HYBRID MAIZE IN SARGUJA DISTRICT OF CHHATTISGARH
 
Creator Ghosh, Anirudha
 
Contributor Parasar, B.
 
Subject PRODUCTION, MARKETING, HYBRID MAIZE, SARGUJA, CHHATTISGARH
 
Description Maize is the most important and widely distributed cereal in the world after Wheat and Rice. Among the cereal crops in India, Maize with annual production of around 21 million tones covering 8.5 million hectares ranks third in production. India ranks sixth in global maize production, contributing to 2.4% of world production with almost 5% share in world harvested area. The present study attempts (i) to estimate the cost and return of hybrid maize in different farm size (ii) to determine resource use efficiency in different farm sizes (iii) to calculate price spread and marketing efficiency in different marketing channel and (iv) to find out the constrains in production and marketing of hybrid maize in the study area and to suggest suitable measures for improvement. The study utilized primary data obtained through a set of well prepare schedule in conformity with the stated objectives. A three stage stratified sampling technique was adopted for selection of sample block, villages and farmers. Eighty farmers belonging to marginal, small and large size group were selected for the study. In fitting of the regression analysis for the different categories of farm holdings the Cobb- Douglas production function gave the best fit with labour, seed cost, manure and fertilizer cost as an independent variables. In marginal farms labour and fertilizer were significant. In small farms seed and fertilizer were significant. In large farms seed and fertilizer were significant variables influencing gross income. The resource use efficiency showed that there was optimum use of seed and fertilizer in the large and small farm. In marginal farms there is excess use of human labour. The study reveals that large farmers received highest net income i.e., Rs 27226 per hectare. followed by marginal farmer (Rs 24563.381 per hectare) and small farmers (Rs 23287 per hectare) There are two marketing channel identified in the study area. Farmer’s share in consumer rupees was 96 percent in channel-I, ( Producer →consumer) and 83.96 percent in channel-II (Farmer →Village trader →Wholesaler →Retailer →Consumer).
 
Date 2017-01-19T18:46:23Z
2017-01-19T18:46:23Z
2015
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/97220
 
Language en
 
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