Economic Analysis of Post-Harvest Loss and Marketing Efficiency in Guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) in Karnataka

Post-harvest losses (PHL) in guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) were estimated at the field and retail levels in Karnataka, and impact of this loss on marketing efficiency was studied. Results indicated that the total PHL was 13.29% consisting of field-level loss (9.17%) and retail level loss (4.12%). The...

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Autores principales: T M Gajanana, D Sreenivasa Murthy, A K Saxena, D V Sudhakar Rao, M Sudha, V Dakshinamoorthy
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Publicado: Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research 2015
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:200f00f3f10746d0b621f4ce75a89b212021-12-02T11:14:40ZEconomic Analysis of Post-Harvest Loss and Marketing Efficiency in Guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) in Karnataka0973-354X2582-4899https://doaj.org/article/200f00f3f10746d0b621f4ce75a89b212015-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/157https://doaj.org/toc/0973-354Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2582-4899Post-harvest losses (PHL) in guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) were estimated at the field and retail levels in Karnataka, and impact of this loss on marketing efficiency was studied. Results indicated that the total PHL was 13.29% consisting of field-level loss (9.17%) and retail level loss (4.12%). The producer's share was 51.52% and PHL, when included as an item of cost, reduced the share to 45.80%. PHL also reduced marketing efficiency index from 1.06 to 0.88, thereby indicating the importance of PHL and scope for minimizing it to improve the efficiency of the marketing system in guava.T M GajananaD Sreenivasa MurthyA K SaxenaD V Sudhakar RaoM SudhaV DakshinamoorthySociety for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Researcharticleguavapost-harvest lossesallahabad safedaeconomic analysismarketing efficiencyPlant cultureSB1-1110ENJournal of Horticultural Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 70-73 (2015)
institution DOAJ
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language EN
topic guava
post-harvest losses
allahabad safeda
economic analysis
marketing efficiency
Plant culture
SB1-1110
spellingShingle guava
post-harvest losses
allahabad safeda
economic analysis
marketing efficiency
Plant culture
SB1-1110
T M Gajanana
D Sreenivasa Murthy
A K Saxena
D V Sudhakar Rao
M Sudha
V Dakshinamoorthy
Economic Analysis of Post-Harvest Loss and Marketing Efficiency in Guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) in Karnataka
description Post-harvest losses (PHL) in guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) were estimated at the field and retail levels in Karnataka, and impact of this loss on marketing efficiency was studied. Results indicated that the total PHL was 13.29% consisting of field-level loss (9.17%) and retail level loss (4.12%). The producer's share was 51.52% and PHL, when included as an item of cost, reduced the share to 45.80%. PHL also reduced marketing efficiency index from 1.06 to 0.88, thereby indicating the importance of PHL and scope for minimizing it to improve the efficiency of the marketing system in guava.
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author T M Gajanana
D Sreenivasa Murthy
A K Saxena
D V Sudhakar Rao
M Sudha
V Dakshinamoorthy
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title Economic Analysis of Post-Harvest Loss and Marketing Efficiency in Guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) in Karnataka
title_short Economic Analysis of Post-Harvest Loss and Marketing Efficiency in Guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) in Karnataka
title_full Economic Analysis of Post-Harvest Loss and Marketing Efficiency in Guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) in Karnataka
title_fullStr Economic Analysis of Post-Harvest Loss and Marketing Efficiency in Guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) in Karnataka
title_full_unstemmed Economic Analysis of Post-Harvest Loss and Marketing Efficiency in Guava (cv. Allahabad safeda) in Karnataka
title_sort economic analysis of post-harvest loss and marketing efficiency in guava (cv. allahabad safeda) in karnataka
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