Vol. 3 (2) : March-April 2012 issue
Green Farming Vol. 3 (2) : 213-216 (March-April, 2012)
Study on trend and production of mustard in Rajasthan
DINESH CHAND MEENAa1* and S.B. HOSAMANIb2
aDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agriculture Sciences, BHU Varanasi - 221 005 (U.P)
bDeptt. of Agricultural Economics, Agri-Business and Export Knowledge Centre, UAS, Dharwad – 580 005 (K.K.)
Designation : 1Research Scholar *(dineshbhu195@gmail.com), 2Professor & Head
Subject : Agriculture Economics, Agri-Business, Marketing & Statistics, Farm Management
Paper No. :
Total Pages : 4
Received : 22 January 2012
Revised accepted : 19 March 2012
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Citation :
DINESH CHAND MEENA and S.B. HOSAMANI. 2012. Study on trend and production of mustard in Rajasthan. Green Farming Vol. 3 (2) : 213-216 ; March-April, 2012
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted in Alwar and Sri Ganganagar districts of Rajasthan state with objectives to estimate the growth in area, production and productivity of mustard in the selected districts of Rajasthan State and the Country, to estimate the costs and returns in production of Mustard in the selected districts. Primary data were collected from 120 mustard growers spread over in the both districts. Growth rate analysis for area, production and productivity has shown significant increase over a period of time for Alwar district, Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan state as a whole and India. Total cost of mustard cultivation were ` 21,370.87 per ha and ` 18,318.67 per ha and benefit-cost ratios were 1.67 and 1.91 in Alwar and Sri Ganganagar districts, respectively, indicating the profitability of mustard crop.
Key words :
Compound growth rate, mustard, production.
