Economic Analysis of Production and Marketing of Cashew Nut in Kerala (Record no. 26716)
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| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 630.33 |
| Item number | SHI/EC |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Shibu Sebastian |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Economic Analysis of Production and Marketing of Cashew Nut in Kerala |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Vellanikkara |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Horticulture |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2001 |
| 502 ## - DISSERTATION NOTE | |
| Degree type | MSc |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The present study on the economic analysis of production and marketing of cashewnut in Kerala was aimed to examine the supply response of cashew nuts, to study the marketing channels and margins and to identify the constraints experienced by the producers in the production and marketing of cashew nuts. The growth rate analysis using exponential function revealed that during the whole period under study (1952-53 to 1999-2000), the area under cashew expanded by 2.22 per cent per annum. Period wise analysis showed a significant increase in area by 5.97 per cent per annum in the first period followed by a decline by 1.82 per cent in the second period (1976-77 to 1999-2000). Regarding production, a low growth rate of 0.02 per cent per annum was observed during the whole period while the first period registered a growth rate of 3.76 per cent per annum and a decline by 1.18 per cent in the second period. But the productivity showed a decrease by 2.11 per cent in the whole period. The first sub- period registered a decline in productivity by 2.08 per cent while the second period recorded a slight increase by 0.87 per cent per annum. The analysis using kinked exponential model also yielded more or less similar results. The producers' response to price and non price factors was examined by studying the response in terms of area and yield. The analysis revealed that the price of cashew did not have a significant impact on yield, while the relative yield showed a positive and significant influence on yield. The relative price and the price of rubber showed a significant influence on area under cashew. The annual maintenance cost at the aggregate level was computed to Rs.7709.77 per hectare. The material cost was worked out to Rs.1765.89 and labour cost was computed to Rs.5943.88. The gross and net returns per hectare at the aggregate level was worked out to Rs.21427 and RS.13717.23 respectively. The major marketing channels identified in the study were 'Producer- village trader-primary wholesaler-secondary wholesaler-processor', 'Producer- primary wholesaler-secondary wholesaler-processor' and 'Producer-secondary wholesaler-processor'. The producers' net share in the processors' revenue was estimated to 48.26, 48.58 and 48.92 per cent respectively in marketing channels I, II and Ill. Marketing efficiency indices for channels I, II and III were computed to 1.86, 1.88 and 1.90 respectively. The constraint analysis revealed that pests, diseases and low price of the produce were the most important problems faced by the producers in the study area. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Jessy Thomas K (Guide) |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810135149 |
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| KAU Central Library, Thrissur | KAU Central Library, Thrissur | Theses | 2014-03-18 | 630.33 SHI/EC | 171775 | 2014-03-18 | 2014-03-18 | Theses |