Economics and Post harvest Management of garlic in Southern Rajasthan

Abstract

The present study entitled Economics and Post-harvest Management of garlic newlinein Southern Rajasthan was carried out with specific objectives such as the growth rate newlineof area, production and yield of garlic, cost of cultivation and return, factor share newlineanalysis, post-harvest management practices, marketing practices and channels newlineinvolved, producer s share in consumer rupees and price spread in marketing of garlic newlinein Southern Rajasthan. Both Pratapgarh and Chittorgarh districts were selected newlinepurposively for the present study on the basis of highest area under garlic cultivation. newlineArnod and Choti Sadri tehsils from Pratapgarh district and Nimbahera and Begun tehsil newlinefrom Chittorgarh district were selected for present study. Two village from each tehsils newlinewere selected randomly. A sample of 160 farmer were selected for this study. The study newlinewas based on primary and secondary data. The data collected from the growers and newlinetrader of garlic crop were analyzed using tabular and functional analysis. The results of newlinethe study revealed that the compound annual growth rate of area, production and yield newlineof garlic were 5.11 per cent, 7.64 per cent and 2.61 percent, respectively during the newline2008-09 to 2020-21. On overall basis, total cost of garlic cultivation in Pratapgarh newlinedistrict was recorded as ` 122094.12 per hectare whereas in Chittorgarh distict, it was newlineestimated ` 124954.60 per hectare. Among the all cost items, seed shared 53.61 per newlinecent of total cost in Pratapgarh district and 50.61 per cent of total cost in Chittorgarh newlinedistrict on overall basis. Irrigation charges obtained second position in Pratapgarh newlinedistrict (11.87 per cent) and In Chittorgarh district (11.83 per cent). The average net newlineincome from garlic cultivation was worked out ` 84642.91 per hectare in Pratapgarh newlinedistrict and ` 100415.11 per hectare in Chittorgarh district. The average return per rupee newlinewas ` 1.69 in Pratapgarh district while it was ` 1.79 in Chittorgarh district. The highest newlineseed contribution was estimated on medium farms (31.7