Open AccessMarketing channels, cost, margins and price spread of Bt cotton in Bharuch district of South Gujarat
Author(s) -
J. M. Khichadiya,
J. J. Makadia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
agriculture update/agricultural update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-6847
pISSN - 0973-1520
DOI - 10.15740/has/au/15.4/391-396
Subject(s) - marketing channel , business , rupee , bt cotton , channel (broadcasting) , agriculture , agricultural economics , commission , agricultural science , microbiology and biotechnology , marketing , economics , geography , finance , engineering , environmental science , biology , archaeology , exchange rate , electrical engineering
This study was conducted for estimation of marketing cost, marketing margin and price spread through different marketing channels of Bt cotton in Bharuch district of South Gujarat region. Two major marketing channels were identified for the Bt cotton i.e., Channel-I: Producer CCI (Cotton Corporation of India) and Channel-II: Producer Commission Agent Ginner Consumer. The producer could secure about 88.24 and 83.00 per cent of consumer’s rupee in channel-I and channel-II of Bharuch district, respectively. Thus, the channel-I in Bharuch district was found to be more efficient as compared to other channels. The major problems faced by the farmers in production of Bt cotton found that, non-availability of agricultural labour during peak seasons, lack of availability of recommended plant protection chemicals, high incidence of attack from bollworms, non-availability of quality seeds of Bt cotton in time, lack of availability and high cost of recommended fertilizers, growth of weeds, lack of irrigation facilities.