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Talathi, J. M.
- Cost Return and Profitability of Okra in Thane District of Maharashtra
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (M.S.), IN
Source
The Asian Journal of Horticulture, Vol 11, No 1 (2016), Pagination: 14-18Abstract
The study was undertaken to know cost returns and profitability for the farmer who want to diversify from traditional crops grown in the area. The per hectare input use in okra cultivation was 304.58 man days human labour, 10.34 kg. seed, 3.68 tonn manures, 1654.48 kg. fertilizers and 26.08 lit. plant protection Okra found to be highly labour intensive crop and provided proportionately higher employment of 304 days to family members i.e. for male and female members. Per hectare overall total cost of cultivation of okra i.e. cost C was Rs. 199264 in which contribution of cost A and cost B were Rs. 78681 (39.49%) and Rs. 163095 (81.84%), respectively. It was observed from the table that, the per hectare total cost of cultivation at overall level was Rs. 199264 and per quintal cost was 1070 resulting in to a yield of okra to the tune of 186.22 quintals. Per hectare profitability of okra cultivation was worked out by deducting different cost viz., Cost 'A', Cost 'B' and Cost 'C' from the per hectare gross returns. The overall profit at Cost A, Cost B and Cost C was Rs. 409956, Rs. 333149 and Rs. 296977, respectively. The per quintal cost (Cost 'C') of okra cultivation was Rs. 1011, Rs. 1067 and Rs. 1131, respectively, with an overall average being Rs. 1070.Keywords
Input Use, Cost, Returns, Profitability.
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- Economic Analysis of Post Harvest Losses in Marketing of Tomato in Karnataka
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (M.S.), IN
Source
The Asian Journal of Horticulture, Vol 11, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 355-360Abstract
The present paper on post-harvest losses in marketing of tomato in Eastern dry zone of Karnataka was undertaken with the specific objective to estimate the post-harvest losses in marketing of tomato.The data were collected by survey method pertained to the agricultural year 2013-14 for assessing post-harvest losses in tomato the technique of “overall assessment of commodity movement system” has been used.The prevailing marketing channels in Kolar districts were channel-I: (Producer→Commission agent→ Wholesaler→Retailer→Consumer), channel-II: (Producer→Commission-agent→Retailer→Consumer), channel-III: (Producer →Retailer→Consumer) and channel-IV: (ProducerConsumer). The estimated total PHLs in physical terms were highest in channel-I (23.19kg), followed by 19.96 kg in channel-II and 17.32 kg in channel-III and lowest in channel-IV (13.78kg). Considering different channels in marketing of tomato the per quintal economic loss was maximum Rs. 440.19 in channel I and minimum Rs. 258.10 in channel IV. Among the channels, entire loss was borne by producer in channel IV as it was a direct channel. However, in channel I, II and III the share of intermediaries was to the tune of 68.25 per cent, 59.03 per cent and 49.05 per cent, respectively and the remaining burden of loss was borne by producer 31.75 per cent, 40.97 per cent and 50.95 per cent, respectively. The major constraints faced by the tomato growers in marketing were high commission charges, high transport charges, wide price fluctuation, non-availability of cold storage facility, lack of market information and non-availability of labour in time. Government should provide infrastructure for cold storages in producing areas for benefits of the farmers and market functionaries during unfavorable price situations to minimize post harvest losses and linkage to processing industries in production areas.
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Post Harvest Losses, Marketing Channels, Intermediaries, Constraints.- Resource use Efficiency of Bitter Gourd in Konkan Region (M.S.)
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (M.S.), IN
Source
The Asian Journal of Horticulture, Vol 11, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 401-407Abstract
Resource use efficiency of production of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) in Konkan region (M.S.) was undertaken with a cross sectional sample of 120 bitter gourd cultivators. The per hectare physical input utilization indicated that, the proportion of family labour days was more (53.50%) than hired labour days (46.00%) with per hectare average of 267.84 labour days. Regarding other inputs Rs.5045.00 of supporting and shading materials, 148.90 kg N, 116.60 kg P2O5, 19.88 kg K2O, 34.58 q FYM, 637.07 kg mulching materials, and netting materials Rs.1242.40 wire and Rs.1200.00 net and 13.40 hrs/ha of machine labour were used. The Cobb-Doug production function analysis revealed that, the intensive use of seed (kg), fertilizers (kg), irrigation (hrs) and supporting materials had positive and significant influence on production. The co-efficient of determination (R2) indicated that 86.00 per cent variation in bitter gourd production. The functional analysis indicated to reallocate available resources to increase the profit from cultivation of bitter gourd by proper management of available resources and given technology.
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Bitter Guard, Resource Use Efficiency, Marginal Value Product, Factor Cost.- Technologies Adoption, Resource Use and Technical Efficiency in Alphonso Mango Production
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (M.S.), IN
Source
The Asian Journal of Horticulture, Vol 10, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 64-70Abstract
The average adoption index of low, medium and high adopters group was 45.14 per cent, 64.73 per cent and 90.22 per cent, respectively. Whereas, at overall level it was 66.69 per cent. Among the different technologies, the adoption index was higher in application of nitrogen (98.42), organic manure (95.64) and use of Nutan mango harvester (88.33) whereas, it was low in use of Amar loranthus cutter (14.17) and measures for control of spongy tissue (17.50). The co-efficient of multiple determinations (R2) indicated 96.20 per cent variation in mango production, explained by the independent variables included in the function. The ratio of MVP/MFC was more than unity in case of phosphorus, manures indicating the scope of expanding the use of these inputs. The expenditure on other variables i.e., human labour, nitrogen, potassium, insecticides and cultar need to be curtailed. Technical efficiency at overall level was 58.58 per cent. Among the groups such as low, medium and high adopters it was 59.29 per cent, 57.49 per cent and 62.80 per cent, respectively. Farmers having small land holding (< 2.0 ha) area had technical efficiency 54.11 per cent. Large farmers, who hold area more than 4.0 ha, had technical efficiency 59.38 per cent and the medium farmers it was 56.56 per cent. The farm size and technical efficiency had exhibited positive relationship in mango production.
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Technology Adoption Index, Resource Use Efficiency, Allocative Efficiency, Technical Efficiency.- Resource use Efficiencies of Okra in Thane District of Maharashtra
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (M.S.), IN
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The Asian Journal of Horticulture, Vol 10, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 153-157Abstract
The functional relationship between inputs factors in production of okra namely independent variables like seed (X1), fertilizers (X2), plant protection (X3), human labour (X4) and dependent variable as okra production (yield) was estimated by Cobb-Douglas type production function. The co-efficient of determination (R2) was 0.824 indicating that 82 per cent of the variation in the yield is explained by independent factor such as seed (X1), fertilizers (X2), plant protection (X3) and human labour (X4). R2 was found to bestatistically significant.The functional analysis indicated that seed, fertilizer plant protection and human labour were used excessively. They need proper monitoring to increase allocative efficiency.
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Inputs, Production, Production Function, Resource Use Efficiency.- Impact of Technologies Adoption in Profitability in Alphonso Mango Production
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (M.S.), IN
Source
The Asian Journal of Horticulture, Vol 10, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 161-166Abstract
The average adoption index of low, medium and high adopters group was 45.14 per cent, 64.73 per cent and 90.22 per cent, respectively. Whereas, at overall level it was 66.69 per cent. The proportion of bearing trees with the mango growers in medium adopters group was comparatively more (75.73%) than in low (68.77%) and high adopters group (74.63%). At overall level, it was 75.18 per cent. The per hectare annual maintenance cost (cost C) of mango orchard in low, medium and high adoption group was Rs. 74214, Rs. 108004 and Rs. 118493, respectively with an overall average of Rs. 105809 with benefit cost ratio 1:1.11, 1:1.29, 1:1.42 with overall average of 1:1.30. The incremental benefits due to technology adoption were negative in medium adoption group and positive in high adoption group having incremental benefit cost ratio 0.92 and 1.13, respectively. This clearly indicated that technology adoption in mango cultivation has positive relationship in increasing profitability.
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Technology Adoption, Cost, Returns, Benefit Cost Ratio, Profitability.- Returns Analysis of Technology of Paclobutrazol Application in Rainfed Alphonso Mango Production in Maharashtra
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (M.S.), IN
Source
The Asian Journal of Horticulture, Vol 10, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 167-172Abstract
The Paclobutrozol (PBZ) application has induced early flowering in rainfed mango orchard due to enhanced use of critical inputs as a per canopy of mango tree. The application of manures and fertilizers viz., N.P.K. when compared with recommended levels. The analysis revealed that the input gap for manures was to the extent of 78.5 per cent in PBZ non-adopter group and 74.7 per cent in PBZ adopter group. In case of chemical fertilizer viz., N.P.K. was to the extent of 58.67 per cent, 34 per cent and 59 per cent in PBZ non-adopter group and 9.33 per cent, 14 per cent and 46 per cent in PBZ adopters group, respectively. On account of this, the per hectare productivity of rainfed mango orchard was 6.2 t/ha in PBZ adopter category and 3.9 t/ha in PBZ non-adopter category. The per hectare cost of cultivation was Rs. 122373/- and Rs. 69561/- with per tone cost of cultivation of mango was to the tune of Rs. 26037/- and Rs. 23822/ - in PBZ adopter and PBZ non-adopter category, respectively. The per hectare gross returns were Rs. 251450/- and Rs. 119720/- with benefit cost ratio of 2.05 and 1.72 in PBZ in the same order. The benefits due to PBZ, application were valued to Rs. 95230/ha with a additional cost of Rs. 27730/ha realizing net incremental benefits to the tune of Rs. 67460/ha. Better productivity and price advantage grabbed in the early start of marketing season, were the benefits to the PBZ adopter category which resulted into higher per hectare income. As a whole, the net returns were 157.33 per cent higher for PBZ adopters than to PBZ non-adopters.