Download or read book Bacillus thuringiensis Bt cotton seed production in North Eastern Karnataka An economic analysis written by Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi and published by Amazon Publishers, USA. This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karnataka is one of the nine major Bt cotton growing states in the country. The Bt cotton seed production focussed on the socio-economic characteristics of contract farmers, cost and return, efficiency of resource use and problems faced by the farmers in Bt cotton seed production under different companies. Five companies having highest area under Bt cotton seed production were selected for study. The present study was conducted with primary data collected entirely based on a multistage random sampling technique from 200 Bt cotton seed production growers who have contracted with the different seed companies. The study pertained to the agricultural year 2012-13. The total cost of Bt cotton seed production varied from one company contract farmers to other company contract farmers. The total cost was found to be higher (Rs.96829) in case of JK seeds company contract farmers followed by the farmers who have contracted with Monsanto seeds company (Rs.95797). While, the net returns obtained from Bt cotton seed production was found to be higher in case of Monsanto seeds company contract farmers (Rs.46387) followed by Kaveri seeds company contract farmers (Rs.33076). The Cobb-Douglas production function revealed that the farmers who have contracted with different seed companies, the use of seed was found to be optimum across all company contract farmers. Whereas, fertilizer resource was over utilized by farmers who have contracted with various companies. Non availability of trained labour and prevalence of high wage rate were the major constraints in case of production, where as poor technical assistance and low contract price were the contractual problems. The other problems regarding plant protection, high incidence of diseases was the major constraint in Bt cotton seed production and in case of marketing, high price of parents of Bt cotton seeds and low price of the seeds offered by the agencies were the major ones. Therefore the Bt cotton seed production technology had positive impact on Socio- economic status of farmers by increase in yield and reducing cost on inputs thereby increase in income and also standard of living.
Download or read book AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTUION AND MARKETlNG OF FINGERMILLET ELUSINE CARACANA RAGI CROP IN KARNATAKA A CASE STUDY OF TUMKUR DISTRICT written by Dr.Padmini S.V and published by Archers & Elevators Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction of Biotechnology in India s Agriculture written by Vasant P. Gandhi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biotechnology can bring major breakthroughs in agriculture. The book examines the experience of introduction of biotechnology in Indian agriculture, specifically, examining the performance of Bt cotton versus non-Bt cotton across India’s major cotton states, namely Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, which together account for nearly 70 percent of the country’s cotton production. Major advances in biotechnology have made it possible to directly identify genes, determine their functions, and transfer them from one organism to another. The advances have spawned many technologies and Bt cotton is one important outcome. Bt cotton has become one of the most widely cultivated transgenic crops and is currently grown in 21 countries - 11 developing and 10 industrialized countries. The Government of India was relatively late in permitting biotechnology, only approving the cultivation of three transgenic Bt cotton hybrids from April 2002. Many concerns were raised about their performance there was strong opposition from some quarters. In India, Gujarat and Maharastra were the first states to adopt them, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. Based on a sample of 694 farming households, the book examines and analyzes the performance on the yields, pesticide costs, seed costs, overall production costs and profits. It also reports on the environmental impacts, satisfaction with the technology and ways of improving its performance.
Download or read book Threats and prospects of arecanut cultivation in Karnataka an economic study written by Ranjith Kumar P.S and published by Prem Jose. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term arecanut (Areca catechu L.) means the cluster of nuts. Emergence of the value added arecanut products have given a real boost to arecanut economy in India. Primary data on cost of cultivation of arecanut, perception regarding the constraints and awareness with special focus on emerging alternative arecanut products were collected from the sample farmers, consumers and traders of the sample area. The major source of data for the study was the sample farmers chosen from the selected taluks Viz., Thirthahalli, Kadur, Puttur, Vittla, Tumkur and Hollakere. The data pertain to the consumers and traders were collected from the selected districts namely Shimoga, Mangalore and Bangalore. In order to examine factors influencing the gross returns in arecanut, a regression analysis was carried out. Initially different types of functional forms were examined based on the co-efficient of determination (R2), adjusted R2 and Akaike Information Criterion. Finally the linear form chosen as a better fit based on the explanatory power, which is the co-efficient of determination (R2) and the significance of regression co-efficient. The dependent variable included in the model was gross returns in arecanut. Garret ranking were used to analyze the perception of farmers on production, market and policy based threats. Willingness to consume nutriceutical arecanut products logit analysis was conducted. The secondary data on alternative uses of arecanut were used to analyse the returns from alternative/potential uses of arecanut. Arecanut economy is currently facing crisis from several fronts. Legal Intervention to ban some of the value added products like ghutka is one of the threats which can curtail the demand considerably. Keeping these in background the present study has made an attempt to study the cost of cultivation, major threats, alternative uses of arecanut and awareness among consumers and traders.
Download or read book The Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. include Proceedings of the conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics.
Download or read book Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects written by James Price Gittinger and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projects: the "cutting edge" of development; Identifying costs and benefits of agricultural projects; Selecting proper values; Comparing costs and benetits; Applying discounted measures of project worth; Financial analysis cosiderations for agricultural projects; Source of assistance for project preparation.
Download or read book Application of conjoint analysis in agricultural economics research written by Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi and published by Amazon Publishers, USA. This book was released on with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conjoint Analysis is a statistical technique where respondents ranked preferences for different offers are decomposed to determine the person’s inferred utility function for each attribute and the relative importance of each attribute. It is a versatile marketing research technique that can provide valuable information for new product development and forecasting, market segmentation and pricing decisions, advertising and distribution, competitive analysis and repositioning. The aims of conjoint analysis were to identify attribute combinations which confer the highest utility to the consumers and to establish the relative importance of attributes in terms of their contribution to total utility. There are 5 basic steps to be taken by a Researcher interested in applying conjoint analysis namely Problem formulation, Determining the product profile, Sampling plan, Data collection and Analysis and interpretation of the results. Conjoint measurement is based on the assumptions that a product can be described according to levels of a set of attributes and the consumer’s overall judgment in respect to that product is based on these attributes level. This analysis is based on three models like Part -Worth Model, Vector Model and Ideal Point Model. An attempt was made to analyze the consumer preference of ragi using conjoint analysis in Bengaluru and Vijayapura districts of Karnataka. The results reveal that, among all the attributes of ragi studied in Bengaluru urban, fineness was found to be most important and first consideration of consumers accounting for 23.80 per cent of relative importance with superfine ragi having the utility of 1.45. In case of Bengaluru rural, price was found to be most important and first deliberation, accounting for 30.60 per cent of relative importance.Among all the attributes studied in ragi in Vijayapura urban, colour was found to be most significant and first consideration, accounting for 30.33 per cent. In case of Vijayapura rural, fineness was found to be the first contemplation and most important, accounting for 33.91 per cent of relative importance. Dhamotharan et. al. (2015), conducted a study using conjoint analysis to analyze consumers’ preferences for geographic indications (GI) bananas. The results show that consumers prefer GI bananas for their medicinal properties, natural production method, and lower price premium.Mangala (2010), conducted a study on Impact of food retail chains on producers, consumers and retailers. The results showed that, among all the attributes studied, quality of the produce found to have the highest relative importance of 33.8 per cent, with a preference for premium quality (utility value 2.77). Importance of 26.89 per cent was given to location of the outlet, with preference for nearness of the shop had utility value 2.16.Consumers are becoming more aware of the quality attributes of different commodities they are consuming, and consequently are choosing products that closely match their tastes and preferences. Demand for food products has increased among the consumers for a variety of reasons: unique quality, locality, supporting local producers. Researchers and managers in agricultural and food industries often face problems relating to new product development, forecasting, market segmentation and pricing decisions, advertising and distribution, competitive analysis and repositioning. So a conjoint measurement study can assist them in solving these problems.
Download or read book Bibliography of Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genetically Engineered Crops written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genetically engineered (GE) crops were first introduced commercially in the 1990s. After two decades of production, some groups and individuals remain critical of the technology based on their concerns about possible adverse effects on human health, the environment, and ethical considerations. At the same time, others are concerned that the technology is not reaching its potential to improve human health and the environment because of stringent regulations and reduced public funding to develop products offering more benefits to society. While the debate about these and other questions related to the genetic engineering techniques of the first 20 years goes on, emerging genetic-engineering technologies are adding new complexities to the conversation. Genetically Engineered Crops builds on previous related Academies reports published between 1987 and 2010 by undertaking a retrospective examination of the purported positive and adverse effects of GE crops and to anticipate what emerging genetic-engineering technologies hold for the future. This report indicates where there are uncertainties about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other impacts of GE crops and food, and makes recommendations to fill gaps in safety assessments, increase regulatory clarity, and improve innovations in and access to GE technology.
Download or read book Emerging Global Economic Situation Impact on Trade and Agribusiness in India written by Dr. S.S. Kalamkar and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compendium of papers presented in the ‘International Conference on Emerging Global Economic Situation: Impact on Trade and Agribusiness in India’. The book is structured in four parts with thirty seven papers. The first part discusses the Emerging Trend in Export of Agricultural Commodities, while second part highlights the Emerging Issues in Agribusiness in India. The third part of book presents the performance of Agro-based Industries in India and last part presents Innovation and Emerging Areas in Agriculture. This book will be very useful for all those are interested in issues related to Agribusiness Trade Policies and its implementation in our country.
Download or read book Pricing Mechanism And Practices Of Agricultural Commodities A Study Of Major Commodities In Selected Districts Of Telangana State written by Dr K.Kiran Kumar and published by Archers & Elevators Publishing House. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India written by Prabhu Pingali and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book examines the interactions between India’s economic development, agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” The Indian growth story is a paradoxical one. Despite economic progress over the past two decades, regional inequality, food insecurity and malnutrition problems persist. Simultaneously, recent trends in obesity along with micro-nutrient deficiency portend to a future public health crisis. This book explores various challenges and opportunities to achieve a nutrition-secure future through diversified production systems, improved health and hygiene environment and greater individual capability to access a balanced diet contributing to an increase in overall productivity. The authors bring together the latest data and scientific evidence from the country to map out the current state of food systems and nutrition outcomes. They place India within the context of other developing country experiences and highlight India’s status as an outlier in terms of the persistence of high levels of stunting while following global trends in obesity. This book discusses the policy and institutional interventions needed for promoting a nutrition-sensitive food system and the multi-sectoral strategies needed for simultaneously addressing the triple burden of malnutrition in India.
Download or read book Artha Suchi written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rediscovering Co operation Co operatives in the emerging context written by R. Rajagopalan and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Indian context; contributed articles.
Download or read book Organic Produce Supply Chains in India CMA Publication No 222 written by Sukhpal Sigh and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2009-06-28 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the production, procurement and marketing aspects of the organic produce sector with the focus on marketing agencies and producers in each commudity/product chain. It analyses the various institutional arrangements like contract farming, networking and producer level co-ordination prevalent in this sector. Based on case studies of various type of organic players in India, both in export market as well as in domestic market.
Download or read book Revitalizing Indian Agriculture and Boosting Farmer Incomes written by Ashok Gulati and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-05 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book provides an evidence-based roadmap for revitalising Indian agriculture while ensuring that the growth process is efficient, inclusive, and sustainable, and results in sustained growth of farmers’ incomes. The book, instead of looking for global best practices and evaluating them to assess the possibility of replicating these domestically, looks inward at the best practices and experiences within Indian states, to answer questions such as -- how the agricultural growth process can be speeded up and made more inclusive, and financially viable; are there any best practices that can be studied and replicated to bring about faster growth in agriculture; does the prior hypothesis that rapid agricultural growth can alleviate poverty faster, reduce malnutrition, and augment farmers’ incomes stand? To answer these questions, the book follows four broad threads -- i) Linkage between agricultural performance, poverty and malnutrition; ii) Analysing the historical growth performance of agricultural sector in selected Indian states; iii) Will higher agricultural GDP necessarily result in higher incomes for farmers; iv) Analysing the current agricultural policy environment to evaluate its efficiency and efficacy, and consolidate all analysis to create a roadmap. These are discussed in 12 chapters, which provide a building block for the concluding chapter that presents a roadmap for revitalising Indian agriculture while ensuring growth in farmers’ incomes.
Download or read book Indian National Agricultural Bibliography 1975 84 written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
