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Experiment code
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18.9.3.57 |
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Experiment Title
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Economics of Pigeon pea Production in Bharuch district of South Gujarat |
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Research Type
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Departmental Research |
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Experiment Background
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Pigeon pea is extensively used in making Dal. Its green pods may be used as
a vegetable. The green leaves and tops of the plant are fed to animals or are utilized as
green manures. The husk of pods and seeds and also the kernels constitute a valuable
cattle feed. Dry stalks obtained after threshing are used for basket making or as fuel or
thatching material. Being deep rooted; it is also planted as a soil renovator to break the hard
sub-soil and as a hedge to check the erosion. The heavy shedding of leaves adds
considerable organic matter to the soil. It is mainly grown as subsistence crop in the tropic
and subtropics of India. The data reveal that the area under pigeon pea in Gujarat was
2543.47 hundred hectares in the year 2018-2019 out of which1414.21 hundred hectares
was in South Gujarat. The production of pigeon pea in the Gujarat state was 3074.73
hundred MT in the year 2018-2019, while the production of pigeon pea during the same
period was 1638.66 hundred MT in South Gujarat. Pigeon pea is the major pulse crop of the
study region, however its area is fluctuating from year to year. One of the reasons may be
the fluctuations in rainfall, second could be the problem of pests and disease.
Therefore, farmers are caught in and no other option for pigeon pea cultivation. Moreover,
farmers blame that they are not getting the remunerative prices for their produce on the one
hand and incurring high cost of cultivation on the other. It is, therefore, necessary to study
the details along with the economics analysis, which in turn would help in increasing the
production. Thus, the finding of the study would throw some light on various issues
related to production of pigeon pea which would be helpful of policy makers, administrators,
farmers, etc in formulating the appropriate strategies/measures to combat the above
problems. |
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Experiment Group
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Social Science |
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Unit Type
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(02)EDUCATION UNIT |
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Unit
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(21)COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE (BHARUCH) |
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Department
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(332)Agriculture Economics |
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BudgetHead
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(337/12246/00)337/03/REG/01861 |
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Objective
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1. To study the cost and returns of Pigeon pea in the study area
2. To identify the constraints related to Pigeon pea cultivation |
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PI Name
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(NAU-EMP-1989-000613)HITENDRAKUMAR HARSHADBHAI MISTRY |
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PI Email
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hhmistry_ao@nau.in |
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PI Mobile
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9898499191 |
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Year of Approval
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2022 |
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Commencement Year
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2022 |
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Completion Year
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2023 |
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Research Methodology
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Location of Study: For the present investigation, primary data will be collected using
multistage random sampling method from the Pigeon pea growers of Bharuch and Vagra
talukas of Bharuch district will be purposively selected based on highest area under pigeon
pea. From each taluka, four villages will be selected. Fifteen farmers will be further selected
from each of the villages. Thus, the primary data on various inputs and output will be
collected from 300 Pigeon pea growers for the year 2022-23 to 2023-24.
Data Analysis: The cost of cultivation and return will be estimated using various cost
concepts. |
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