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volume 38 issue 4 (december 2018) : 241-247,   Doi: 10.18805/ag.D-4828

Temporal changes in economics of pulses and their comparative advantage in Rajasthan
 

S
Shivalika Sood
H
Hari Singh
C
C. Soumya
1Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur-313 001, Rajasthan, India.
Cite article:- Sood Shivalika, Singh Hari, Soumya C. (2019). Temporal changes in economics of pulses and their comparative advantage in Rajasthan. Agricultural Science Digest. 38(4): 241-247. doi: 10.18805/ag.D-4828.

ABSTRACT

The study aims to examine the temporal changes in economics of chickpea (gram), moong bean (green gram) and urd bean (black gram) production in western State of India i.e. Rajasthan. Study was entirely based on secondary data collected from publication of Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, New Delhi. The structural changes in cost of cultivation were analyzed by working out the difference in cost at two points of time (i.e. 2001-02 and 2013-14), along with relative share to total cost. Study revealed that the average cost of cultivation of chickpea, moong bean and urd bean increased from Rs.9,941.66/ha, Rs.5,954.74/ha and Rs.7,849.31/ha in 2001-02 to Rs. 24,093.71/ha, Rs.17,793.53/ha and Rs. 21,346.36/ha in 2013-14.The net income over total cost was highest for chickpea which is a major pulse crop of Rajasthan. During 2001-02, both moong bean and urd bean remained unprofitable over total cost. During 2013-14, chickpea and moong bean became profitable over total cost. The level of profit was highest for chickpea followed by moong bean. Urd bean still remained unprofitable over total cost.

REFERENCES

  1. Anonymous (2014-15). Rajasthan Agricultural statistics at a glance. Directorate of Agriculture, Rajasthan Jaipur. 
  2. FAOSTAT (2013)- Statistical Database.
  3. Grover, D.K. and Singh, J.M. (2015). Fiscal viability of pulses cultivation in Punjab: an economic analysis. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, 49: 392-399.
  4. Pathak, A.R., Pithia M.S., Javia, R.M. Mehta, and D.R. (2017). Challenges and options for meeting the needs of pulses - A review. Agricultural Reviews, 38: 103-111.
  5. Singh, A.K., Singh, S.S., Prakash, V., Kumar, S. and Dwivedi, S.K., (2015). Pulses production in India: present status, bottleneck and way forward. Journal of Agrisearch, 2: 75-83.
  6. Tiwari, A.K. and Shivhare, A.K. (2016). Pulses in India: retrospect & prospects. Govt. of India, Ministry of Agri. & Farmers Welfare. Directorate of Pulses Development, Vindhyachal Bhavan, Bhopal, M.P. 
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    volume 38 issue 4 (december 2018) : 241-247,   Doi: 10.18805/ag.D-4828

    Temporal changes in economics of pulses and their comparative advantage in Rajasthan
     

    S
    Shivalika Sood
    H
    Hari Singh
    C
    C. Soumya
    1Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur-313 001, Rajasthan, India.
    Cite article:- Sood Shivalika, Singh Hari, Soumya C. (2019). Temporal changes in economics of pulses and their comparative advantage in Rajasthan. Agricultural Science Digest. 38(4): 241-247. doi: 10.18805/ag.D-4828.

    ABSTRACT

    The study aims to examine the temporal changes in economics of chickpea (gram), moong bean (green gram) and urd bean (black gram) production in western State of India i.e. Rajasthan. Study was entirely based on secondary data collected from publication of Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, New Delhi. The structural changes in cost of cultivation were analyzed by working out the difference in cost at two points of time (i.e. 2001-02 and 2013-14), along with relative share to total cost. Study revealed that the average cost of cultivation of chickpea, moong bean and urd bean increased from Rs.9,941.66/ha, Rs.5,954.74/ha and Rs.7,849.31/ha in 2001-02 to Rs. 24,093.71/ha, Rs.17,793.53/ha and Rs. 21,346.36/ha in 2013-14.The net income over total cost was highest for chickpea which is a major pulse crop of Rajasthan. During 2001-02, both moong bean and urd bean remained unprofitable over total cost. During 2013-14, chickpea and moong bean became profitable over total cost. The level of profit was highest for chickpea followed by moong bean. Urd bean still remained unprofitable over total cost.

    REFERENCES

    1. Anonymous (2014-15). Rajasthan Agricultural statistics at a glance. Directorate of Agriculture, Rajasthan Jaipur. 
    2. FAOSTAT (2013)- Statistical Database.
    3. Grover, D.K. and Singh, J.M. (2015). Fiscal viability of pulses cultivation in Punjab: an economic analysis. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, 49: 392-399.
    4. Pathak, A.R., Pithia M.S., Javia, R.M. Mehta, and D.R. (2017). Challenges and options for meeting the needs of pulses - A review. Agricultural Reviews, 38: 103-111.
    5. Singh, A.K., Singh, S.S., Prakash, V., Kumar, S. and Dwivedi, S.K., (2015). Pulses production in India: present status, bottleneck and way forward. Journal of Agrisearch, 2: 75-83.
    6. Tiwari, A.K. and Shivhare, A.K. (2016). Pulses in India: retrospect & prospects. Govt. of India, Ministry of Agri. & Farmers Welfare. Directorate of Pulses Development, Vindhyachal Bhavan, Bhopal, M.P. 
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