Year: 2023 | Month: June | Volume 68 | Issue 2
Assessment of Cost of Cultivation, Resource Use Efficiency and Constraints in Cumin Production in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan
Uttam Chand
M. Anoop
Avdhesh Sharma
DOI:10.46852/0424-2513.2.2023.19
Abstract:
Cumin is one of the most popular seed spice crops of India. Present paper looks into the cost of cultivation, efficiency of use of resources and the constraints in cumin production in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. Using CACP cost concepts, the average cost of cultivation (C3) per hectare of cumin was found as ` 46232.21. To estimate resource use efficiency, a log-linear (Cobb-Douglas) form of production function was used. Inputs like human labour, plant protection chemicals, and manure were found underutilized. Poor economic conditions of the farmers were found as a prime constraint. Lack of improved varieties of cumin seed was another major constraint faced by the respondents. The study emphasised on the need for institutional support to address capital constraints of farmers, lack of quality seeds, and lack of regulated markets.
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