National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
An Economic Analysis of Production and Marketing of Mizo Bird’s Eye Chilli (Mizo Chilli) in Aizawl District of Mizoram State
The present study is based on information collected from 60 mizochilli growers and 20 marketing functionaries in Aizawl district of Mizoram in the crop year 2017-18, through pre-tested well design schedule. The results indicated the average productivity of mizo chili on sample holding was 10.72 quintal per hectare and the cost cultivation on per hectare basis was Rs. 97618.56. The gross income per hectare of this crop was found to be around Rs. 157613. The Benefit Cost ratio of 1.61 was observed. Production function analysis shows that human labour, machine labour and seed had significantly influenced output at 1% level of significance. The farmer obtained 96.34% and 41.2% of price paid by consumer in marketing Channel I (FarmeràRetailer) and Channel II (FarmeràVillage traderàRetailer) respectively. The marketing cost incurred by producers was 4.10% of consumer’s rupee in channel I and 0.45% of consumer’s rupee in Channel II.
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