economics of production, marketing and price forecasting of turmeric in warangal district of andhra

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ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION,
MARKETING AND PRICE
FORECASTING OF TURMERIC IN
WARANGAL DISTRICT OF ANDHRA
PRADESH

K.INBASEKAR
B.Sc. (Ag.)

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE
(AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS)

2011
ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION,
MARKETING AND PRICE FORECASTING
OF TURMERIC IN WARANGAL DISTRICT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH

BY
K. INBASEKAR
B.Sc. (Ag.)

THESIS SUBMITTED TO
ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE
(AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS)

CHAIRPERSON: Dr. N. VASUDEV

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD-500 030
ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
2011
DECLARATION
I, K.INBASEKAR hereby declare that the thesis entitled
“ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND PRICE
FORECASTING OF TURMERIC IN WARANGAL DISTRICT OF
ANDHRA PRADESH” submitted to the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural
University for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE is
the result of original research work done by me. I also declare that any material
contained in the thesis has not been published earlier in any manner.

(K.INBASEKAR)

Date:
Place: Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad
CERTIFICATE
Mr. K.INBASEKAR has satisfactorily prosecuted the course of research and
that the thesis entitled “ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION, MARKETING
AND PRICE FORECASTING OF TURMERIC IN WARANGAL
DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH” submitted is the result of original
research work and is of sufficiently high standard to warrant its presentation to
the examination. I also certify that the thesis or part there of has not been
previously submitted by him for a degree of any University.

Date: (Dr. N.VASUDEV)
Place: Rajendranagar, Chairperson of the Advisory Committee
Hyderabad
.

.
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the thesis entitled “ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION,
MARKETING AND PRICE FORECASTING OF TURMERIC IN
WARANGAL DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH” submitted in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
AGRICULTURE of the Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University,
Hyderabad, is a record of the bonafide research work carried out by Mr.
K.INBASEKAR under my guidance and supervision. The subject of the thesis has
been approved by the Student's Advisory Committee.
No part of the thesis has been submitted for any other degree or diploma. The
published part has been fully acknowledged. All assistance and help received during
the course of the investigation has been duly acknowledged by the author of the thesis.

(Dr. N. VASUDEV)
Chairperson of the Advisory Committee

Thesis approved by the Student's Advisory Committee

Chairperson ( Dr. N. VASUDEV)
Professor and Head
Department of Agricultural Economics
College of Agriculture
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030.

Member ( Dr. D .V . SUBBA RAO )
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
College of Agriculture
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030.
.

Member ( Dr. B. S. KULKARNI)
Professor and Head
Department of Agricultural Statistics
College of Agriculture
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Fervently and modestly, I wish to express my indebtedness and deep sense of
gratitude to my beloved Guide and esteemed Chairman of the advisory committee,
Dr.N.Vasudev Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics for his
valuable guidance, constructive suggestions, evincive criticism and inspiring
encouragement to embellish the present work .
I am very proud to thank members of the advisory committee Professor
Dr.D.V. Subba Rao and Professor Dr.B.S.Kulkarni for their suggestions and
support.
I wish to express my sincere thanks to Dr. Hanumanthaiah, Dr.K.Suhasini
and Dr.Vijayakumari for their valuable guidance during the course of study.
I express my whole hearted thanks to my senior Chanchal for his valuable
guidance and cooperation.
I avail this opportunity to express my deep sense of affection to my colleagues
Rajani and Pranitha for their cooperation and encouragement.
I take this opportunity to thank my friend Santhosh whose evincive
enthusiasm and practical explanation of different concepts of economics greatly
helped me.
I am very proud to complete my study with Tariq whose hard work and
extraordinary encouragement helped me to overcome many hurdles during my
preparation.
I express my sincere thanks to my friend Daud for his encouragements and
lovable friendship.
I express my deep sense of gratitude to my friends Kamalakar,Anil kumar
and Alok for their invaluable helps and affection.
I affectionately extend my thanks to beloved juniors Deepak, Anusha,
Radhika, Pradyumna, Sravanthi and Samarpitha.
I equally owe my deep sense of gratitude to my seniors Ilavazhagan,
Hariharasudhan, Binoy, Raja, Ramesh and Naveen kumar for their endless love
and encouragement.
I cannot forget the affection and endless care taken by my senior Lokesh.D.S
during my JRF preparation and research work.
I also thank my seniors Ramakrishnan, Sujith and Nanthakumar for their
help and encouragement during my preparation.
With great respect and honors, I thank my mentor, Professor
Dr.T.Thilagavathi for her endless encouragement, support, motivation during my
under and post graduation study.
With boundless affection and love, I thank my evergreen friends Iyappan,
Balathandayuthapani, Arun B, Arun G, Azar and Gopal for their delightful
companionship and encouragement.
I also thank my friends Brinda, Kavitha and Vijitha for their wonderful
encouragement and friendship.
I openheartedly express my sincere thanks to my beloved brother Saravanan
and sister Vennila for their encouragement.
I thank my friends Bharath and Shyam who have helped during my field visits
in Warangal district.
I also thank Venugopal, market supervisor, Agricultural Market Committee,
Kesamudram,Warangal for helping in the collection of market information.

The day would be vanished from my world when I forget A.Suman, my
brother and trusted friend who has encouraged and helped me in each and every
moments of my post graduation. I have indebted lot to his endless care, voluminous
affection and unforgettable helps during my stay in Hyderabad.
It is by the lavish and boundless blessings of my parents because of which I
am here today; I thank my Father Thiru.R.V.Kalimuthu and my mother
Thirumathi.K.Poovathy for their wonderful priceless love and affection. I also thank
my brother Karthick, Sister Megala, my uncle Arumugam and aunty Viji for their
love and affection.
I also thank ICAR for providing financial support.
Last but not least I convey my wholehearted thanks to countless number of my
well wishers requesting my forgiveness for not mentioning them here by name.

(K.INBASEKAR)
LIST OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER TITLE PAGE NO

I INTRODUCTION 1-5
II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 6-19
III MATERIAL AND METHODS 20-33
IV RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 34-71
V SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 72-79
LITERATURE CITED 80-85
APPENDICES 86-89
LIST OF TABLES
Table No Title Page No

4.1. Family size of sample farm households
34

4.2 Distribution of households based on annual income
35

4.3 Literacy level of sample farmers
36

4.4 Age of heads of sample farm households
37

4.5 Experience in farming of sample farmers
38

4.6
Experience in turmeric cultivation of sample farmer
38

4.7 Land holding pattern of sample farm households
39

4.8 Livestock Population
40

4.9 Quantity of inputs used in turmeric cultivation
42

4.10 Cost of cultivation of Turmeric for sample farmers
43

4.11 Summary of cost and returns
44

4.12 Cobb-Douglas production function for turmeric–Marginal farmers
48

4.13
Cobb-Douglas production function for turmeric–Small farmers
49

4.14 Cobb-Douglas production function for turmeric– large farmers
50

4.15 MVP, opportunity costs and ratios of MVP to opportunity costs of
turmeric - Marginal farmer 51