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Thaker, Nisha M.
- Economics of Castor Production and Marketing
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1 Institute of Agri - Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), IN
2 Institute of Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), IN
1 Institute of Agri - Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), IN
2 Institute of Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), IN
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International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Vol 9, No 2 (2018), Pagination: 248-252Abstract
The present study was carried out to analyze economics of castor production and marketing with the objectives of estimating the cost of cultivation of castor and to identify problems faced by farmers in castor production and marketing, The present study was undertaken in Rajkot district using two stage sampling technique. Primary data were collected from 100 farmers. Two talukas from Rajkot district were selected randomly viz., Dhoraji and Upleta. 50 farmers were selected randomly from two talukas selected. The statistical tools adopted for the analysis of data were net farm income method and garrett’s ranking technique.It can be concluded that in the study area, the farmers between 36 to 50 years have adopted agriculture as their profession, all farmers were married. It was found that majority of farmers lived in nuclear family. The majority of the farmers have upto 5 members in their family thus, belong to small size family, education was upto higher secondary level, annual income between Rs. 1 lakh to 2 lakh and majority of the farmers were small farmers (own land upto 2 ha). It was observed that castor production is profitable. It was observed that the major problems faced byfarmers in castor production and marketing were the insufficient/ delayed rainfall and high transport cost.Keywords
Economic Aspects, Problems of Castor Production, Marketing.
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- Evolution of Mechanization Index and Used Pattern for Mini Tractor and its Equipments in Junagadh District
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1 Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), IN
1 Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), IN
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International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Vol 9, No 2 (2018), Pagination: 393-398Abstract
The present study evolution of mechanization index and used pattern for mini tractor and its equipments in Junagadh district during the year 2018. The study was revealed that 90 per cent farmers were use M.B. plough while 10 per cent farmers not use M.B. plough. Whole 100 per cent farmers were using rotavetor, cultivator, intercultural operation and transport. No farmers were use thresher and irrigation system by tractor. It was found that most of farmer use rotavator and M.B. plough in hire basis for intercultural operation, transport and cultivator operation farmers use own implements. It was found that M.B. plough and rotavator hiring rates is higher than the other operations i.e. cultivator, intercultural operation and transport. It was found that M.B. plough, cultivator and rotavator highest observed in 21 to 40 hours annual use. For intercultural operation and transport highest observed 41 to 60 hours use category. In Junagadh district no farmers use irrigation pump and thresher by using mini tractor. It was found that irrigation mechanization index is the highest mechanization index in district it found 88.33 per cent. Intercultural mechanization index is the second highest mechanization of district as it found 74.64 per cent, followed by sowing and spraying mechanization index. According to the study lowest mechanization index was found of fertilizer application and threshing operations.Keywords
Mini Tractor Use Pattern, Mechanization Index.References
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