Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Sumitra Singh, Dr. VK Choudhary and Siya Ram

Abstract:
The Present study was undertaken with a view to estimate the economics of Production and Marketing of major rabi crops in Surguja districts of Chhattisgarh state. For the Present study Surajpur and Lakhanpur block Surguja district was selected purposively. Random sample of 100 farmers has drowned from eight villages. The core data was gathered through personal interviews with sampled families during the cropping year 2020-21. Average size of the holding was observed 2.82 hectares. On an average cropping intensity was 119.81 percent. The average cost of cultivation per hectare of Red gram was calculated to be Rs.27696.00 respectively. The average yield of Red gram and were 15.56 quintals per hectare respectively. On the sample farms, the average input, output ratio of Red gram and were 1:2.010 respectively. The average production cost per quintal of Red gram was calculated to be Rs. 1800.35 respectively. The net income from Red gram and were calculated to be Rs.58360.78 per hectare, respectively. There were three marketing channels was prevailing in the study area, i.e. marketing channel I- produced for consumer, channel II- produced- village merchant – wholesaler- retailers- consumers and channel III- producer - Krishi upajmandi – processor- wholesaler- retailers and consumers. Overall large number of farmers sold the Red gram crops through village traders (40.77 per cent) on average the marketable surplus of Red gram was observed to be 91.92 percent respectively. The major constraints in Red gram crops were personality and high price of inputs and higher wage rate. This finding suggests that policies aimed at lowering transaction costs, increasing access to productive assets, encouraging prudent credit use, and encouraging the use of well-organized farmer groups to gain access to appropriate technology and information could improve market access and better integrate small holder farmers into markets in the study areas.