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MAIZE SEED PRODUCTION VIS-À- VIS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION IN KARIMNAGAR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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Title MAIZE SEED PRODUCTION VIS-À- VIS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION IN KARIMNAGAR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
 
Creator PRANITHA, K
 
Contributor HANUMANTHAIAH, C.V
 
Subject sowing, productivity, costs, maize, manpower, marketing margins, seed production, markets, crops, marketing
KARIMNAGAR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH
 
Description The present study was conducted in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh with the major objective to estimate and compare the costs and returns for Seed and commercial maize cultivation on different size groups, to evaluate the resource use pattern and their efficiencies, to estimate marketing margins and to identify the problems if any faced by the farmers and to give suitable measures to boost up the yields and returns. A total of 80 sample maize growing farmers were selected, 40 each for seed and commercial farms respectively by adopting purposive random sampling technique. The selected farmers were post classified into different size groups based on their size of holding. A Pre tested schedule was used to collect data through survey method related to the rabi season of the agricultural year 2010-11. Both conventional and functional analytical tools like simple mean, averages, percentages, cost concepts, farm income measures, Discriminant functional analysis, Cobb- Douglas production function etc., were used to arrive at valid conclusions.
This study compares the costs and returns and resource use efficiency of maize seed farms and commercial farms. The study was based on input-output data from 80 sample maize farmers i.e., 40 each adopting seed and commercial production were selected randomly in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh during rabi season of 2010-11. They
were classified into three size groups viz., small (below 1ha), medium (1 to 2 ha) and large (above 2 ha). The total cost of cultivation worked out to be `25,099.15, and `21, 030.49 per acre for seed and commercial maize farms, respectively. The net returns were estimated to be `23,568.34 and `6,154.8 per acre for seed and commercial maize farms, respectively. The production function analysis indicated in maize seed production bullock labour, machine power, manures and irrigation whereas, in commercial production fertilizers and plant protection chemicals showed significant influence on gross income.
The study reveals that the total cost of cultivation was more for Seed production (`25,099.15/acre) compared to commercial production (`21,030.49/acre) of maize. This was mainly because of high human and machine labour costs. Maize seed production requires more labour for operations like detasseling and roughing. This was followed by machine power cost as the shelling and transport were carried out by employing equipment and machinery like shellers and tractors.
The benefit cost ratio for maize seed production and commercial production was estimated to be to be 0.94 and 0.29, respectively. It means that for each rupee invested the profits obtained are `0.94 for seed and `0.29 for commercial production of maize. So it was clear that seed production was more profitable than commercial production.
The data reveal that physical returns per acre for maize seed production was worked out to 30.26 quintals, whereas in case of commercial production the same was 26.24 quintals per acre. This clearly indicates not much variation in the yield between the both but the price offering by the seed companies were almost double than commercial production.
The per quintal cost of production was `832 and `803.13 on seed and commercial production of maize, respectively. This indicates that per quintal cost of production was high for seed production farms, the plausible reasons might be due to higher labour costs. The estimated farm income measures also high in case of Seed as compared to commercial production of maize.
The study revealed that maize seed production was profitable than the commercial production. Cobb Douglas production function analysis revealed that the variables bullock labour, machine power, manures and irrigation in maize seed production, where as fertilizers and plant protection chemicals in commercial production were found to be positively significant. The sum of production elasticities indicated increasing returns to scale in all sample farms i.e., seed and commercial maize farms. The co-efficient of multiple determinations are significant for seed and commercial maize farms explaining 81.12 and 91.29 per cent of variations, respectively in the gross returns by all input categories. The production function analysis indicated that maize seed production was comparatively better than commercial production.
Creation of awareness about seed production through concerned officials by conducting field demonstrations for increasing the yield and also demonstration of proper management practices of seed production through organization of field visits to successful farms may increase the adaptation of seed production in a larger extent by the farming community.
 
Date 2016-06-07T10:44:40Z
2016-06-07T10:44:40Z
2011
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/66902
 
Language en
 
Relation D8833;
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY