Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development

  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 4

An insight of value chain analysis of Paddy in eastern Uttar Pradesh

  • Author:
  • Ankit Kumar Tiwari1, Sumit Kumar Shukla2,*, Vikas Maurya3, Bhanu Prakash Mishra4, Shantanu Kumar Dubey5
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Published Online: Jan 31, 2024
  • Page Number: 1102 to 1106

1Chandra Shekhar University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

2Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalay, Chitrakoot, Satna, Madhya Pradesh

3Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Awadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

4Banda University of Agricultural and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh

5ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

*Corresponding author email id: shuklasumit100798@gmail.com

Online Published on 31 January, 2024.

Abstract

India is the largest producer of food grains in India. Paddy is an important cereal crop grown in India. The study was conducted in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh for value chain analysis of paddy. Paddy production status revealed negative growth in area and production in the study area. The study revealed the existence of five marketing channels for marketing of paddy in the region. The most efficient marketing channel was found as channel III as there is non-existence of any intermediary in the channel. In contrast, channel I was found least efficient as there were the existence of large number of value chain actors.

Keywords

Paddy, Production, Marketing Channel, Value chain analysis