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Traditional and Modern Turmeric Cultivation in Belgaum District of Karnataka - A Comparative Management Appraisal

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Title Traditional and Modern Turmeric Cultivation in Belgaum District of Karnataka - A Comparative Management Appraisal
 
Creator Sarfaraz K. Shaikh
 
Contributor C. Murthy
 
Subject Agribusiness Management
 
Description Turmeric strictly speaking is a condiment crop which has been used for colouring,
flavoring and medicinal purposes. It ranks fourth in area 3043583 (hacters) and second in
production 5933126 (tonn) in India, in Karnataka area 18035 (hacters) and production 90448
(tonn) and Belgaum area 1148 (hacters) and production 8336 (ton) in year 2001-2012. The
present study were conducted in Traditional and Modern Turmeric Cultivation in Belgaum
District of Karnataka ? A Comparative Management Appraisal, because this district having
highest traditional and modern of turmeric cultivation. In this district two talukas were
randomly selected namely Athani and Raibag farmers for turmeric cultivation. The study
conducted in the year 2012-13 revealed that highest labour requirement was seen on
traditional category farmers (78.64 man days) followed by modern farmers (67.20 man days)
because most of the operations such as planting, harvesting, picking, weeding were human
labour intensively more. The highest yield was obtained by modern farmers (27.68 qtls)
followed by traditional farmers (23.14 qtls). Among the two categories of farmers the total
cost incurred by the traditional farmers were high (Rs. 74898.74 per acre) as compared to
modern farmer (Rs.67634.27 per acre). The average processing cost of traditional turmeric
farmers was Rs. 9076.80 per acre as against Rs. 6724.20 per acre of modern farmers. The
summation of regression co-efficients indicated for traditional farmers (0.92) and increasing
returns to scale were observed form modern farmers (1.03). Total cost in quintal of turmeric
value addition was Rs. 11027.02 and Rs. 11434.55 for traditional and modern farmers
respectively. Marketing efficiency in modern farmers was 1.37 and in traditional farmers it is
1.25. The total net income from traditional farmers of Rs. 78977.03 per acre and modern
farmers of Rs.121697.43. Turmeric rhizome of high quality should be made available to the
farmers at affordable rates to increase the use by farmers and to increase their profitability.
 
Date 2016-11-22T13:58:33Z
2016-11-22T13:58:33Z
2013
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/87006
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher UAS, Dharwad