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N. Ashoka ¹, Balachandra K. Naik ², Vilas S. Kulkarni ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka) India, IN
2 Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, IN
3 Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka

Abstract

This paper attempts to estimate trends in area, production and productivity of Arabica and Robusta coffee for the period of 1995-96 to 2011-12. The analysis is based on data for past 17 years. The entire analysis was done separately for all coffee growing states for the study. The trend in growth analysis reveals that the trend in area, production and productivity over the years were positive in first and third period and while in the second period, was shown negative as indicated by the cubic equation. The study also noticed that the trend of Robusta with respect to area and production surpassed Arabica at national level. Further, as the crop was introduced in the last decades in to non-traditional areas in a bigger way, the instability with respect to both Arabica and Robusta was very high and hence, affecting on stability at national figures. The main sources of instability in coffee production (Arabica and Robusta) were found to be changed in area variance and changed in yield variance.

Keywords

Area, Coffee, Production, Productivity, Trend, Stability

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R. A. Yeledhalli ¹, Peersab M. Pinjar ¹, N. Ashoka ¹, Kuldeep Choudhary ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

Biofertilisers are low cos t and high value agriculture inputs playing a vital role in maintaining the sustained agrilculture production. Looking at the importance, the study highlighted present trends of biofertilisers production, demand, supply and their gap and utilization pattern of biofertilisers. A total sample of ninety farmers and thirty dealers/retailers were randomly selected from fifteen villages in selected Talukas. The data were subjected to compound growth rate (CGR) and tabular analysis. The results revealed that there was a growing trend of biofertilisers production with 2.52 per cent CGR and the entire district showed deficit supply of biofertilisers with -112.53 tonnes of gap in supply. Utilization pattern of biofertilisers showed that agricultural assistants were the major source of information (27.78%) for availability of biofertilisers and usage was concentrated more in case of pulse production. Jaggery solution treatment, mixed with compost and seedling dip methods were extensively adopted methods of biofertilisers application.

Keywords

Dynamics, Biofertilizers Use, Cost Effective.

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N. Ashoka ¹, Shivanand Hongal ¹, R. Raju ², M. Harshavardhan ¹, K. T. Venkatesha ³, S. Vishwanatha ⁴

Affiliations
1 College of Horticulture, Sirsi 581 401, IN
2 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IN
3 CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, Pantnagar 263 149, IN
4 College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur 584 104, IN

Abstract

Black pepper is the world’s most traded spice, mainly cultivated in Karnataka and Kerala, India. The extensively planted pepper hybrid, Panniyur-1 has resulted in a drastic fall in yield due to foot rot disease. An ancient indigenous variety, ‘Sigandhini’ has recently obtained Intellectual Property Rights under PPVFRA-2001. In the present study, we estimated the area under pepper and its seedlings demand in Karnataka, and also analysed the comparative economics of Sigandhini and Panniyur-1 nurseries. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources and the compound annual growth rate and financial feasibility of black pepper nursery raising were analysed. Karnataka’s area grew at an annual rate of 18.63% and revealed that an additional area of 27,048 ha would require 300.50 lakh seedlings in 2020–21. Sigandhini earns higher net revenue to farmers compared to Panniyur-1 seedlings.

Keywords

Black pepper, comparative economics, nursery raising, traditional and popular varieties.

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