National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Groundnut is commonly called the poor man's nut. It is an important oilseed and food crop because of high protein content. Groundnut is a major oil seed crop of India and plays a major role in minimising the vegetable oil deficit in the country. In India, groundnut has been a significant dietary component, consumed directly as well as used in processed food. Although, major portion of groundnut kernels are used for oil extraction, but still it has significant use in cottage industry. After oil extraction process, groundnut cake is obtained as a by-product or residue. The roots of the plant help to enrich the soil and the vines and serve as excellent fodder for cattle. When the cake is powdered and extracted in solvent, it yields defatted groundnut meal. Groundnuts in India are available throughout the year due to a two crop cycle which are harvested in March and October. Rajasthan is the second highest groundnut producing state in India. In 2018-19, groundnut was cultivated on 0.67 million hectares area in the state, producing to a level of 1.38 million tonnes. Rajasthan contributed up to 20.65 per cent of the total groundnut production of the country. Cost analysis suggested that the total cost of groundnut cultivation in Rajasthan was Rs. 74,415.29. Highest contribution in the cost of cultivation was of human labour followed by seed cost. Net return including irrigation charges was Rs.30,350.31 per hectare. Input productivity was analysed using cobb Douglas production function and it was found that inputs like human labour, machine labour and seed were underutilised. Although, groundnut cultivation gave profit but it can be made more profitable by efficient utilisation of underutilised and overused inputs.
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