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University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot New Project Proposal welcome Dr. TANVEER AHMED Assistant Professor & Extension Leader, HEEU, College of Horticulture, Mysuru
New Project Proposal Title: Estimation of demand supply gap and production constraints in banana in Mysuru district of Karnataka
Objectives: • To examine the demand and supply gap of banana in Mysuru district. • To identify the constraints and prospects in production and marketing of banana in Mysuru district. Study Area: Mysuru District
Scope: • Banana is a fruit of an herbaceous flowering plant. • The raw bananas used for cooking are known as plantains. • This plant is considered to have originated from the South East Asia and Papua New Guinea regions. • Bananas produced in India, Ecuador, Brazil and China almost amount to half the total produce in the world and 23% of the contribution is made by India. • Banana is the fifth largest agricultural produce in the world after sugar, cereals, coffee and cocoa. • The bananas are cultivated in 120 countries around the world and it is estimated that the annual produce is 86 million tonnes.
Expected out come: • Improved productivity and incomes of the farmers • Improved marketing Channels for the farmers • Improved bargaining power • Study provides feed back to the University • Information generated helps to fine tune the upcoming training programs.
Methodology • Analyticaltools used • Tabular analysis • Exponential function • Kendall’s rank coefficient Financial Requirement: Rs. 30,000/-