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ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND PRICE FORECASTING OF TURMERIC IN WARANGAL DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH K.INBASEKAR B.Sc. (Ag.) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE (AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS) 2011 ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND PRICE FORECASTING OF TURMERIC IN WARANGAL DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH BY K. INBASEKAR B.Sc. (Ag.) THESIS SUBMITTED TO ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE (AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS) CHAIRPERSON: Dr. N. VASUDEV DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD-500 030 ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 2011 DECLARATION I, K.INBASEKAR hereby declare that the thesis entitled “ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND PRICE FORECASTING OF TURMERIC IN WARANGAL DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH” submitted to the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE is the result of original research work done by me. I also declare that any material contained in the thesis has not been published earlier in any manner. (K.INBASEKAR) Date: Place: Rajendranagar, Hyderabad CERTIFICATE Mr. K.INBASEKAR has satisfactorily prosecuted the course of research and that the thesis entitled “ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND PRICE FORECASTING OF TURMERIC IN WARANGAL DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH” submitted is the result of original research work and is of sufficiently high standard to warrant its presentation to the examination. I also certify that the thesis or part there of has not been previously submitted by him for a degree of any University. Date: (Dr. N.VASUDEV) Place: Rajendranagar, Chairperson of the Advisory Committee Hyderabad . . CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the thesis entitled “ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND PRICE FORECASTING OF TURMERIC IN WARANGAL DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH” submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE of the Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, is a record of the bonafide research work carried out by Mr. K.INBASEKAR under my guidance and supervision. The subject of the thesis has been approved by the Student's Advisory Committee. No part of the thesis has been submitted for any other degree or diploma. The published part has been fully acknowledged. All assistance and help received during the course of the investigation has been duly acknowledged by the author of the thesis. (Dr. N. VASUDEV) Chairperson of the Advisory Committee Thesis approved by the Student's Advisory Committee Chairperson ( Dr. N. VASUDEV) Professor and Head Department of Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030. Member ( Dr. D .V . SUBBA RAO ) Professor Department of Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030. . Member ( Dr. B. S. KULKARNI) Professor and Head Department of Agricultural Statistics College of Agriculture Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Fervently and modestly, I wish to express my indebtedness and deep sense of gratitude to my beloved Guide and esteemed Chairman of the advisory committee, Dr.N.Vasudev Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics for his valuable guidance, constructive suggestions, evincive criticism and inspiring encouragement to embellish the present work . I am very proud to thank members of the advisory committee Professor Dr.D.V. Subba Rao and Professor Dr.B.S.Kulkarni for their suggestions and support. I wish to express my sincere thanks to Dr. Hanumanthaiah, Dr.K.Suhasini and Dr.Vijayakumari for their valuable guidance during the course of study. I express my whole hearted thanks to my senior Chanchal for his valuable guidance and cooperation. I avail this opportunity to express my deep sense of affection to my colleagues Rajani and Pranitha for their cooperation and encouragement. I take this opportunity to thank my friend Santhosh whose evincive enthusiasm and practical explanation of different concepts of economics greatly helped me. I am very proud to complete my study with Tariq whose hard work and extraordinary encouragement helped me to overcome many hurdles during my preparation. I express my sincere thanks to my friend Daud for his encouragements and lovable friendship. I express my deep sense of gratitude to my friends Kamalakar,Anil kumar and Alok for their invaluable helps and affection. I affectionately extend my thanks to beloved juniors Deepak, Anusha, Radhika, Pradyumna, Sravanthi and Samarpitha. I equally owe my deep sense of gratitude to my seniors Ilavazhagan, Hariharasudhan, Binoy, Raja, Ramesh and Naveen kumar for their endless love and encouragement. I cannot forget the affection and endless care taken by my senior Lokesh.D.S during my JRF preparation and research work. I also thank my seniors Ramakrishnan, Sujith and Nanthakumar for their help and encouragement during my preparation. With great respect and honors, I thank my mentor, Professor Dr.T.Thilagavathi for her endless encouragement, support, motivation during my under and post graduation study. With boundless affection and love, I thank my evergreen friends Iyappan, Balathandayuthapani, Arun B, Arun G, Azar and Gopal for their delightful companionship and encouragement. I also thank my friends Brinda, Kavitha and Vijitha for their wonderful encouragement and friendship. I openheartedly express my sincere thanks to my beloved brother Saravanan and sister Vennila for their encouragement. I thank my friends Bharath and Shyam who have helped during my field visits in Warangal district. I also thank Venugopal, market supervisor, Agricultural Market Committee, Kesamudram,Warangal for helping in the collection of market information. The day would be vanished from my world when I forget A.Suman, my brother and trusted friend who has encouraged and helped me in each and every moments of my post graduation. I have indebted lot to his endless care, voluminous affection and unforgettable helps during my stay in Hyderabad. It is by the lavish and boundless blessings of my parents because of which I am here today; I thank my Father Thiru.R.V.Kalimuthu and my mother Thirumathi.K.Poovathy for their wonderful priceless love and affection. I also thank my brother Karthick, Sister Megala, my uncle Arumugam and aunty Viji for their love and affection. I also thank ICAR for providing financial support. Last but not least I convey my wholehearted thanks to countless number of my well wishers requesting my forgiveness for not mentioning them here by name. (K.INBASEKAR) LIST OF CONTENTS CHAPTER TITLE PAGE NO I INTRODUCTION 1-5 II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 6-19 III MATERIAL AND METHODS 20-33 IV RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 34-71 V SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 72-79 LITERATURE CITED 80-85 APPENDICES 86-89 LIST OF TABLES Table No Title Page No 4.1. Family size of sample farm households 34 4.2 Distribution of households based on annual income 35 4.3 Literacy level of sample farmers 36 4.4 Age of heads of sample farm households 37 4.5 Experience in farming of sample farmers 38 4.6 Experience in turmeric cultivation of sample farmer 38 4.7 Land holding pattern of sample farm households 39 4.8 Livestock Population 40 4.9 Quantity of inputs used in turmeric cultivation 42 4.10 Cost of cultivation of Turmeric for sample farmers 43 4.11 Summary of cost and returns 44 4.12 Cobb-Douglas production function for turmeric–Marginal farmers 48 4.13 Cobb-Douglas production function for turmeric–Small farmers 49 4.14 Cobb-Douglas production function for turmeric– large farmers 50 4.15 MVP, opportunity costs and ratios of MVP to opportunity costs of turmeric - Marginal farmer 51
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