@article{Rao:96916,
      recid = {96916},
      author = {Rao, B. Dayakar and Patil, J.V. and Rajendraprasad, M.P.  and Reddy, K. Nirmal and Devi, Kamini and Sriharsha, B. and  Kachui, N.},
      title = {Impact of Innovations in Value Chain on Sorghum Farmers},
      journal = {Agricultural Economics Research Review},
      address = {2010-11},
      number = {347-2016-16943},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {The paper has studied the implementation of millets value  chain pilot project under the NAIP to create
demand for  sorghum through diversification in farm production,  procurement, ultimately aiming at economical
benefits to  both farmers and other stakeholders. This 4.5 years novel  initiative is still in the mid-way. The
study has reported  that technological backstopping of sorghum cultivation with  end-product specific
improved cultivars has realized 51 per  cent rise in incremental net income of Rs 16098/ha for the  participating
farmers (58 per cent rise in kharif and 44  per cent in rabi farmers). The inconvenience in the  preparation of
sorghum foods which has been the important  reason for the decrease in its consumption, has  been
eliminated through development of convenient and  ready-to-eat/cook foods. The factorization of  the
investment expenditure made per farmer (one acre of  sorghum per participating farmer) has been worked
out to be  Rs 356 (equivalent of Rs 890/ha) in a season resulting in  51 per cent rise in incremental net income
over baseline  which is slightly higher in kharif sorghum than in rabi  sorghum. The output pricing in kharif
has helped in  attaining these benefits. However, the benefit-cost ratio  has worked out in favour of rabi
sorghum farmers, i.e.  1:7.5 vis-à-vis kharif farmers BC ratio of 1: 4.2. The  study has observed that linking
up of the entire  stakeholders through value addition throughout the value  chain system would renew and
uplift the diminishing sorghum  area and production and its ultimate economical benefits to  farmers and
other stakeholders in the value chain.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/96916},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.96916},
}