International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics

Archit Kumar Nayak ¹, Nahar Singh ¹, Dinesh Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (U.P.), IN

Abstract

The paper attempts to study the disposal pattern, marketing cost, marketing margins and price spread of banana in Dhamdha blockof Durg district of Chhattisgarh state for the year 2017-18. The marketing of banana has been studied by three marketing channels, viz., I: Producer wholesaler → retailer → consumer; II: Producer → wholesaler (through commission agent) → retailer → consumer; III: Producer → retailer (through commission agent) → consumer. The net price received by the producer was 58.75 per cent, 53.08 per cent and 62.43 per cent in marketing channel I, II and III, respectively. The producer’s share in marketing channel III was the maximum because of direct sale by the producer to the retailer through commission agent. In the marketing cost, expenditure was highest on commission charges followed by transportation in all the channels. The marketing channel I has been found most efficient because its marketing efficiency was 1.42 as compared to 0.96 and 1.36 in marketing channel II and III, respectively. The low marketing efficiency in supply chain II was on account of a higher number of market intermediaries in this chain. High price fluctuations followed by unremunerative prices, high commission charge, lack of regulated market and high transportation cost were the major problem reported by the banana growers. Whereas lack of cold storage facilities followed by non - availability of banana processing units, inadequate market infrastructure and shortage of electricity supply were the marketing problems highlighted by the intermediaries.

Keywords

Marketing Channels, Marketing Cost, Market Efficiency, Marketing Intermediaries, Price Spread.

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Archit Kumar Nayak ¹, Nahar Singh ¹, Dinesh Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (U.P.), IN

Abstract

An attempt has been made in the present study to estimate the physical post-harvest losses in banana and to identify the causes of losses in Durg district of Chhattisgarh. The explicit evaluation of the impact of post-harvest losses at different stages of marketing on farmers’ net price, marketing costs, margins and efficiency have been presented. The results indicated that there are two major marketing channels viz., wholesaler channel and commission agent channel. The post-harvest losses were as high as 18 kg per quintal in the wholesale channel; comprising 31.67 per cent at the field and assembly level, 33.06 per cent at the wholesale market level and 35.28 per cent at the retail level. The total physical losses in the second marketing channel which was through commission agent were 18.95 kg per quintal with 28.50, 33.25 and 38.26 per cent in the corresponding stages. Small fruits, sun burn, harvesting injury and cracks and cankers at farm level; physiological dryness, physical damage and pressed and crushed fruits, over ripening loss at wholesale market level; physically damaged fruit and over ripened fruit at retailers level were the major causes responsible for post-harvest losses in banana. Further it was found that by separating out marketing loss at each stage of marketing, the producers’ net share and wholesaler and retailer margins have been reduced substantially. It can be inferred that marketing efficiency is inversely proportional to the volume of post-harvest losses.

Keywords

Post-Harvest Losses, Marketing Channel, Banana Growers, Farmers’ Net Price, Marketing Efficiency, Intermediaries’ Margin.

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Janmejay Kumar ¹, Dinesh Kumar ¹, Nikky Kumari ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (U.P.), IN

Abstract

This study in aimed at economic analysis of production and export performance of litchi in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar with specific objectives of determining the production and export trend and estimating the cost of production and farm profitability of litchi in the study area. A total of eight villages in the two sampled block viz.,Mushahari andMuraul blocks were selected randomly for the study. Altogether 120 litchi grower farmers which were classified in to small, medium and large farmers, in these 40, 40 and 40 respondents were sampled, respectively. Cost concepts and farm profitability measures were used to analyse the primary data and compound growth rate and export performance measures the secondary data. The study reveals that the growth rates in area, production and productivity is positive and found 2.76, 3.82 and 0.98, per cent ,respectively in India while in Bihar it is recorded 1.19, 3.02 and 1.75 per cent and negative rate -0.19, -2.07 and -2.03 per cent, respectively in Muzaffarpur. The sample average for total cost of cultivation was 42730.86, gross return was 178267.55 and per hectare net profit at total cost was 135536.69.The growth rate analysis indicate that the export of litchi from muzaffarpur and from India increased by -1.64 and 6.34 per cent per annum during the period of 2001-02 to 2015-16. Per kg price realized for exported litchi during the above period was increased by 17.55 per cent per annum.The problems faced by growers about production were lack of technical know- how irregular fruit setting financial difficulties. The study, therefore, suggest that the litchi growers should be educated to use the recommended FYM and fertilizer application, which will help to increase the per cent level and litchi of production.

Keywords

Litchi, Cost, Gross Return, Net Profit, Benefit Growth Rate Instability, Benefit Cost Analysis.

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