Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Chandrashekhar Choudhary, Dr. VK Choudhary and Dr. Dronak Kumar Sahu

Abstract:
The study conducted “an economic analysis of production and marketing of groundnut in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh State.’’ There are 5 blocks in Mahasamund district, from which Pithora and Basna blocks was selected for study. Out of the selected blocks total 4 villages was selected Mahasamund district for fulfillment of the objectives of study. Total sample of 100 farmers were selected randomly. The respondents were classified into three groups viz., marginal (<1.00 hectares), small (1.01-2.00 hectares), medium (2.01- 4.00 hectares) and large (4.01 hectares and above) farms. that the overall average size of holding of the selected households was 2.14 hectares. On an average family size was 5.51. Overall, majority of the selected house hold belonged to other backward class. The average total cultivated area was 2.37 hectare per farm. The average cropping intensity was 139.93 per cent. The coefficients of area and production of groundnut were found negative and non-significant whereas productivity was positive non-significant growth in Chhattisgarh state. The growth rate in area and production of groundnut in Mahasamund district was found significant and negative growth, whereas productivity was non-significant and positive growth. Overall average total cost of cultivation was found to be Rs. 35740.54/ha. The average yield per hectare of groundnut came to 11.13 qtl./ha The average gross return estimated was Rs. 55726.28/ha. The average net return was calculated as Rs. 19985.73/ha. An overall average the marketable surplus in groundnut is found to be 3.08 quintal constituting 80.81 per cent to total production. An overall average the quantity sold through village trader and wholesaler is estimated as 16.86 per cent and 83.19 per cent respectively in the study area.