Agro-Economist
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 2

Analysis the producer’s share in consumer’s rupees and price spread of selected vegetable and spice crops in West Bengal

  • Author:
  • Bappa Paramanik1, Ganesh Das2,*, Debraj Saha3, Animesh Mandal4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Jul 18, 2023
  • Page Number: 157 to 160

1Subject Matter Specialist (Soil Science), Dakshin Dinajpur KVK, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, India

2Subject Matter Specialist (Agricultural Extension), Cooch Behar KVK, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India

3Farm Manager, Dakshin Dinajpur KVK, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, India

4Facilitator, DAESI, Dakshin Dinajpur KVK, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, India

*Corresponding author: ganesh.ext@gmail.com

Online Published on 18 July, 2023.

Abstract

India is the leading producer of vegetable and spice crops in the world. The vegetables and spices sectors are known for high productivity, higher returns, higher value addition prospects, scope for employment generation, opportunities for exports, and adaptability to diverse climatic conditions. But it was found from the different studies that the producers’ share in consumers’ rupee is comparatively lower for vegetables and spice crops. Keeping these points in view, the present study was conducted to analyze the producers’ share in consumers’ rupees and the price spread of some selected vegetable and spice crops of Dakshin Dinajpur Districts of West Bengal during 2019–2020. A descriptive research design was used, and a simple random sampling technique was followed to select the sample respondent. It is found from the study that producers’ share in consumers’ rupees of Potato was 41.59% to 60.00%, Cabbage was 26.76% to 45.93%, Cauliflower 31.11% to 71.43%, Ginger, 39.41% to 59.94%, Garlic 50.00% to 81.25%. Price spread was highest in the case of garlic followed by Ginger, Cauliflower, Cabbage, and Potato.

Keywords

Vegetable and spice crops, Employment generation, Exports, Producers’ share in consumers’, Rupee, Price spread