MANAGEMENT OF MAIZE SEED VALUE CHAIN IN KARIMNAGAR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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MANAGEMENT OF MAIZE SEED VALUE CHAIN IN KARIMNAGAR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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Creator |
DAMODAR REDDY, P
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Contributor |
REDDY, G.P.
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Subject |
sowing, maize, costs, productivity, hybrids, area, marketing, seed production, markets, tillage equipment
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Description |
Maize is a versatile crop grown in majority of countries in the world. Among the food cereal crops, maize has the highest genetic potential, production and productivity. Thus it is called Cereal Queen. Present study on the management of maize seed value chain in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh focused on 1. Compound growth rates of area, production and productivity of OPVs and hybrids in the study area. 2. Maize seed supply and value chains and their performance. 3. Assessing the performance of OPVs and hybrids at farm level. This study helps the policy makers to know the loopholes in the maize seed value chain and also encourage the seed companies to follow best practices in maize seed value chain. Secondary data on trends in area, production and productivity (hybrids and OPVs) in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh was collected for a period of ten years from 2001-02 to 2010-11 from which compound growth rates were calculated and it revealed that growth rates of area, production and productivity was not significant, so we used Compound Interest Rate (Two point method) for calculating growth rates. The growth rate for area was 0.19, for production it was 2.34 and for productivity it was 2.12. Primary data was collected from 60 seed growers and 60 commercial cultivation farmers of maize were randomly chosen and interviewed. Maize seed traders, dealers, distributors, processors and production institutes like private seed company and maize research center of ANGRAU were also interviewed to analyze maize seed supply and value chains and performance of maize hybrids and OPVs at farm level. The analysis revealed that in the whole process of maize seed supply chain selection of organizer is important task whereas, cob drying and marketing costs are the major costs incurred to the company. In private seed value chain selling price of seed was high (Rs. 162/kg) due to more intermediaries whereas, in maize research center (ANGRAU) value chain xii selling price of seed was low (Rs. 130/kg) due to absence of intermediaries. Major challenges in these value chains are high prices of inputs, synchronization of varieties, high storage, transportation cost and high distributor and dealer margins. Per acre cost of cultivation of maize hybrids (Rs.24788.69) and OPVs (Rs.14859) showed breakup of total costs into operational cost (70%) and fixed cost (30%) in the same trend, the major cost accounted in both hybrids and OPVs cultivation was labour. The costs A1, B and C are very high for hybrids than OPVs but cost share of them follows same trend. Per acre yield (35q) and gross returns (Rs. 36750) of hybrids were high compared to yield (19q) and gross returns (Rs.19950) of OPVs due to high yielding hybrid seeds, resistant to pests, diseases and lodging. Net returns (Rs.12186.31) and B-C (1.48) ratio were high for hybrids compared to net returns (Rs.5316) and B-C ratio (1.34) of OPVs because of high gross returns of hybrids. Major problems encountered by maize commercial cultivation farmers are marketing, storage cost, low MSP, no buy back, input supply and no compensation. Good co-ordination and communication is required among actors in value chain. Institutions and government agencies should frame policies to reduce intermediates, provide more input subsidies and increase MSP to encourage farmers. Usage of good hybrids and following good management practices reduces cost of cultivation and increase gross returns lead to high B-C ratio. |
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Date |
2016-06-23T09:54:26Z
2016-06-23T09:54:26Z 2012 |
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Thesis
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Identifier |
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/67780
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Language |
en
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D9145;
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application/pdf
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Publisher |
ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
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