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An economic analysis of seed management and marketing of potato in Punjab

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Title An economic analysis of seed management and marketing of potato in Punjab
 
Creator Kaur, Amritpal
 
Contributor Sekhon, M.K.
 
Subject potatoes, markets, marketing, sowing, area, productivity, economics, storage structures, sales, crops
 
Description Potato is the principal vegetable crop in Punjab. The state’s share in the India’s potato production is
about five per cent. Seed is an important input for potato crop. The study revealed that area under
vegetables and potato in the state had increased from 1981-82 to 2011-12. Due to increase in cold
storage capacity along with other technological and institutional factors, the production of potato has
increased from 195 thousand metric tonnes in 1966-67 to 2104 thousand metric tonnes 2011-12 at an
annual compound growth rate of 4.54 per cent, which was significant at one per cent level of
significance. The study further revealed that each sample farmer had 10.45 acres area under potato.
Kufri Pukhraj variety of potato was the most popular one and occupied about 78 per cent of the area
with the selected farmers. The results regarding the sources of potato seed revealed that most of the
farmers used self-retained seed followed by seed from seed dealers and from cold-stores. The study
brought out that the SRR of selected farmers for certified seeds was 12.97 per cent. The SRR for
potato was 10.04 per cent with the selected farmers of Jalandhar district as compared to 15.97 per
cent for the Hoshiarpur district. The yield of the crop planted with certified seed was high by about
16 per cent and statistically significant at one per cent level of significance. The study revealed that
marketed surplus of potato was about 92 per cent. The sale pattern of potato brought out that its
maximum quantity was sold by the growers in the wholesale market. The rest of the sale was at the
farm, in the village, distant market (Delhi), Apni Mandi, to private companies and to organized
retailers. The study brought out that supply chain III was the most efficient one in the peak period
due to direct sale of the produce by producer to consumer, whereas, in lean season, supply chain VI
was the most efficient one. The study suggested that modern market infrastructure may be built up
with the public-private partnership to bring efficiency in the marketing of potato as well as other
vegetables. The study suggested that potato growers may prefer cooperative/group marketing for sale
of their produce in the distant markets.
 
Date 2016-04-18T11:49:17Z
2016-04-18T11:49:17Z
2015
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/65470
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher PAU