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Production and Value Addition in Foxtail Millet in Bellary District - An Economic Analysis

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Title Production and Value Addition in Foxtail Millet in Bellary District - An Economic Analysis
 
Creator Kusuma D.K.
 
Contributor J.A. Handigol
 
Subject Agricultural Economics
 
Description The focus of the present study was on Production and value addition in foxtail
millet in Bellary district– An economic analysis. A sample size of 90 farmers for
production and 60 farmers for value addition of foxtail millet was selected using
multiple stage random sampling method. Field level data were elicited for the
agriculture year 2009-10 through personal interview method. For analyzing the data
collected during the study, budgeting technique and tabular analysis were employed.
The per hectare total cost of cultivation of foxtail millet worked out to be
11607.21. Farmers got about 12 quintals of main product and 4.5 quintals of byproduct
worth 17190 per hectare. In the preparation of papad, the total cost of
production worked out to be Rs.7000, gross returns realized were 11880 and net
returns were 4880. In preparation of tambittu, gross returns were 14250 and net
returns were 5960 after deducting total cost of 8290 from gross returns.
In the marketing of foxtail millet and its value added products most of the
respondents preferred commission agents to dispose off their products. They used
their own vehicles and at the most auto rikshaws as they couldn’t afford for other
means of transportation. The major problems faced by the farmers were lack of
technical guidance, non-availability of quality seeds, lack of marketing information,
standardization of value added products and tough competition with existing products.
The study concluded that, farmers can better utilize their marginal lands by
cultivating foxtail millet on them. Value added products of foxtail millet brought
more returns to the farmers than the foxtail millet grains. Hence, the study suggested
the farmers to involve in value addition of foxtail millet and get better returns rather
than selling it in raw form.
 
Date 2016-11-10T16:01:27Z
2016-11-10T16:01:27Z
2011
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/84942
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher UAS, Dharwad