Marketing Surplus, Marketed Surplus and Net Returns of Selected Vegetables in Haryana: a case study of Selected Districts

Analyzing market and marketing surplus of selected vegetables in Haryana

Abstract

Agriculture sector accounts about 12.3 per cent share in the total exports of the country. Being the largest agricultural dominating country, this sector accounted for 17.9 per cent to the Gross Value Added (GVA) of India. Although the share of agriculture is continuously declining, yet it plays a foremost role in the overall socio-economic development of the country (Ramesh, 2013).Agriculture is the main source of livelihood. In recent years, remarkable progress has been witnessed in the production of food grains and achieved a record level of 275.11 million tonnes in 2016-17 (Economic Survey of India, 2017-18). The present paper is an attempt to find out the market surplus and marketing surplus of Potato, onion and Tomato in selected districts of Haryana state. The study is based on primary data.