Prakash Pachiyappan|Pramod Kumar|Krishna Viswanatha Reddy|K. N. Ravi Kumar|Srinivasa Konduru|Venkatesh Paramesh|G. A. Rajanna|Shashidhar K. Shankarappa|D. Jaganathan|Sheela Immanuel|Ankush L. Kamble|Raman Selvakumar|Kingsly Immanuelraj|Boopathy Raja Manogaran|Anbukani Perumal|Umamageswari Maruthanayagam|Sivalingam Niranjan
Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops as a Livelihood Opportunity in Western India: An Economic Assessment
Central Tuber Crops Research Institute|Indian Agricultural Research Institute|Central Tobacco Research Institute|Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University|California State University, Fresno|Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute|Directorate of Groundnut Research|Banaras Hindu University|Central Tuber Crops Research Institute|Central Tuber Crops Research Institute|Central Institute of Fisheries Education|Indian Agricultural Research Institute|Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University|Indian Agricultural Research Institute|Indian Agricultural Research Institute
protected cultivation innovative way raising seasonal offseasonal crops controlled environment vegetables flower crops tremendous potential augment productivity generate employment utilize land efficiently enhance export study undertaken assess economic feasibility protected cultivation high export potential zones pune nasik districts maharashtra india employing project analytical tools regression model results revealed cultivation flowers vegetables protected cultivation highly lucrative high investment protected cultivation rose capsicum higher cultivation cost 300 gross return 250 net return 190 compared open cultivation moreover crops grown polyhouses highly profitable different discount rates 7 10 12 whereas crops rewarding shade net condition subsidies factors literacy p lt 005 income p lt 005 access subsidy p lt 005 risk orientation index p lt 001 found statistically significant technology adoption context changing climate shrinking land resources water scarcity incidence pests diseases everincreasing population low productivity open conditions changes consumers preference drivers switching protected cultivation recent past protected cultivation gaining importance different parts country including maharashtra policy implications creating modern infrastructure enhanced application icts maximum crop production minimum utilization land institutional support promote technology commercial scale