Assessment of Marketable and Marketed Surplus of Rice in Relation to Farm Size

The significance of Rice is due to its multiple uses. Rice is primarily a high energy or calorie food and it contains usually 6–7 per cent protein. To meet the demand of increasing population and maintain the self-sufficiency, the present Rice production level of around 89 million tones, needs to be increased up to 120 million tonnes by the year 2020. U.P. has attained prominent position in Paddy area and production among the Indian states. In the agricultural economy of the district Etah, Paddy plays a remarkably important role. For conducting the research work, a three stage random sampling technique was adopted for selection of block, villages and paddy growers. The analysis showed that the percentage of the produce retained with the farmer reduced with the increase in the farm size. On overall, the percentage of total produce retained with farmer was 22.78 per cent of total paddy production. The percentage of quantity for family consumption was also reduced with increase in farm size. The quantity of marketable surplus both in absolute and percentage term increased with increase in the farm size. However, the quantity of marketed surplus increased in the absolute terms but reduced in percentage term with the increase in farm size.