Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2019)
Production and marketing of annual moringa in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, India
Author(s): K Kaleeswari, Dr. JS Amarnath and Dr. B Sivasankari
Abstract: The study was conducted in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, India with the following objectives of measuring the growth rate of area, production and productivity of annual moringa, estimating the cost and returns of annual moringa production, evaluating the post-harvest losses of annual moringa, studying the resource use efficiency and technical efficiency of annual moringa and to workout the price spread. The analytical tools used in the study included Compound growth rate, Cobb – Douglas production function, Data envelopment analysis and Garrett’s ranking technique. Growth rate of area and production showed positive growth rate of 6.24 per cent and 5.45 per cent respectively. Productivity showed negative growth rate of -0.73 per cent. The cost of cultivation of annual moringa production worked out to Rs.86509.09/ha and net income was Rs.2, 23,491/ha. The variables of labour, FYM and fertilizers were significant at 5 per cent level and plant protection chemicals showed high significant at one per cent level. Technical efficiency under constant returns to scale ranged from 58.00 per cent to 100.00 per cent with the mean technical efficiency of 87 per cent. Channel – III was the best marketing channel which showed high marketing efficiency and producer share of 83.54 per cent and hence this channel should be practised by the farmers of the region.
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K Kaleeswari, Dr. JS Amarnath, Dr. B Sivasankari. Production and marketing of annual moringa in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, India. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(5):447-453.
