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Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.) Production System: Status, Potential, Constraints and Implications for Improving Small Farmer’s Welfare

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  • S. Sakamma
  • K. B. Umesh
  • M. R. Girish
  • S. C. Ravi
  • M. Satishkumar
  • Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the growth in area, production and productivity, mapping of cultivation technologies, economics, potentials and constraints for area and production expansion of finger millet. The exponential growth rates, indicated that though there was deceleration both in area and production there was significant growth in productivity due to introduction of high yielding varieties. The respondents under different production system (rainfed and irrigated situation) were homogeneous with respect to the age and family size except land holding and education level. Finger millet possesses tremendous potential for product diversification and export. Mapping of cultivation technologies indicated that, farmers applied more fertilizers than recommended. Hence, there is a need to strengthen extension/outreach programmes to create awareness among farmers to use the optimum level of nutrients, which helps in reducing the cost incurred by farmers as well as subsidy burden on government. The existing procurement price for finger millet was Rs. 2100/q which failed to cover the cost of production under rainfed situation. In the total land holding, the area under finger millet accounted for major (64%) share in rainfed situation and thus the procurement price must be fixed looking into the cost of production of rainfed (Rs. 2624/q) finger millet, which helps in improving the welfare of finger millet growing small farmers.

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  • S. Sakamma & K. B. Umesh & M. R. Girish & S. C. Ravi & M. Satishkumar & Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi, 2017. "Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.) Production System: Status, Potential, Constraints and Implications for Improving Small Farmer’s Welfare," Journal of Agricultural Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(1), pages 162-162, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:jasjnl:v:10:y:2017:i:1:p:162
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    1. Singh, R. K. P. & Ranjan, Kumar Priya, 1998. "Growth And Instability In Production Of Principal Foodgrain Crops: A Case Of Backward Economy," Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, vol. 21(01-2), pages 1-20, December.
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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