Prognostication of mulberry silk cocoon prices in Kaliachak (West Bengal) market

Manjunatha, G.R.; Hunmily, E.; Patil, Kavita; Afroz, Sadia; Parmeshwarnaik, J.; Pandit, D.; Sivaprasad, V.

doi:10.22271/09746315.2019.v15.i3.1236

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“…Scale economies visible on small farms could be reaped on marginal farms through adoption of suitable mechanization on custom hiring basis.These cost estimates will also serve as basis for government intervention/policy-makers in the announcement of support price in the event of price crash (e.g. current situation of pandemic COVID-19; (10,11) )…”

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“…Sericulture being a labour intensive enterprise could be made profitable through reduced reliance on human labour through mechanization of possible operations. Further, majority of the farmers perceived rearing of Multi x Bi or Multi x Multi hybrids as less risky as compared to Bi x Bi hybrids during unfavourable seasons viz., Baisakhi (April), Shravani/Jaitha (June-July) & Aswina (Sept) (10) . Inadequate land holding and labour intensive nature of mulberry cultivation are identified as major causes for marginalization of mulberry sericulture in West Bengal.…”

Section: Economics Of Mulberry Cocoon Production A) Labour Use Pattermentioning

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Profitability of Mulberry cocoon production in West Bengal

Manjunatha¹

2020

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Objectives: To examine the profitability of mulberry cocoon production and to identify the reasons for marginalization of mulberry sericulture in West Bengal, India. Methods/Statistical analysis: The primary data pertaining to socio-economic status of farmers and costs & returns of mulberry cocoon production was collected from 240 respondents (Malda, Murshidabad & Birbhum) using pre-tested structured interview schedule following multi-stage purposive random sampling. The economics of mulberry cocoon production was worked out using budgeting technique. Findings: Mulberry cultivation in West Bengal was pronounced on marginal/small farms with average mulberry holding of 0.66 acre. Cost of production per kg of mulberry cocoon on marginal farms worked out to |283 and the profitability expressed in terms of the returns per rupee of expenditure was |1.47. Inadequate land holding and labour-intensive nature of mulberry cultivation are identified as major causes for marginalization of mulberry sericulture in West Bengal. Application/Improvements: The cost estimates will serve as the basis for policy-makers to intervene for the announcement of minimum support price in the event of price crash. Labour cost formed major chunk in the total cost of production of mulberry cocoon on marginal/small farms reelecting the scope for development of suitable implements & equipments for economizing mulberry sericulture. JEL classification: Q1 Keywords: Profitability; marginal farm; small farm; Mulberry sericulture; cocoon; budgeting technique

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Section: Economics Of Mulberry Cocoon Production A) Labour Use Pattermentioning

confidence: 99%