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duction and about 10% <strong>of</strong> the export, the export <strong>of</strong> ginger from India depends<br />

on economic factors <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kerala</strong> as well. Apart from its export potential, it is<br />

It labour intensive crop and primarily an important crop <strong>of</strong> a large number <strong>of</strong><br />

smll and marginal farmers in <strong>Kerala</strong>. <strong>The</strong> share <strong>of</strong> ginger in the state income<br />

is about 0.12% during 1994-95. <strong>The</strong> ginger cultivation in <strong>Kerala</strong> during 1994-<br />

95, i.e., 14,018 hectares <strong>of</strong> land generates employment equivalent to about<br />

17,634,644 mandays. <strong>The</strong> ginger economy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kerala</strong> is facing several prob­<br />

lems related to cultivation, marketing and export. Hence, it will be useful to<br />

analyse the problems and prospects <strong>of</strong> ginger cultivation in <strong>Kerala</strong>.<br />

<strong>The</strong> major problems posed in the study are:<br />

(i) What is the nature and extent <strong>of</strong> farmer's response to price and other<br />

related variables?<br />

(ii) Whether the cost structure and pr<strong>of</strong>itability <strong>of</strong> ginger cultivation are<br />

the same in major ginger producing districts <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kerala</strong>?<br />

(iii) How far is ginger marketing efficient in giving a reasonable share <strong>of</strong><br />

terminal market price to farmers?<br />

India?<br />

(iv) What are the determinants and problems <strong>of</strong> ginger export from<br />

<strong>The</strong> present study is designed to analyse data on ginger produc­<br />

tion, marketing and export with particular reference to <strong>Kerala</strong> to find<br />

answer to the above questions.<br />

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