Studies attempted to analyze the marketing margin of groundnut value-added products of farmers in Myinmu Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar

Published 2021년 3월 2일

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A study in Myanmar has found that groundnut farmers in the township of Myinmu, Sagaing Region, could increase their profits by processing value-added products instead of just selling the raw product. The research discovered that the marketing margin was highest when selling seeds, followed by highly purified grains, edible oil and oilcake, low purified grains, and pods. The benefit-cost ratio was also highest for seeds. The authors of the study recommend that farmers should consider creating value-added products from groundnuts to boost their income.

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ABSTRACT In Myanmar, major oilseed crops are groundnut, sesame, sunflower, mustard and niger. Among the oilseed crops, groundnut is one of the most popular edible oil and protein producing crops in the world. The study attempted to analyze marketing margin of groundnut value-added products of groundnut farmers in the study area. A total of 150 sample groundnut farmers were chosen with purposive random sampling method in Myinmu Township, Sagaing Region in 2018. In the data analysis, descriptive analysis, cost and return analysis and marketing margin analysis were used. The findings indicated that sample groundnut farmers received the highest benefit cost ratio (BCR) from selling as seeds (1.97) and the lowest BCR from selling as pods (1.0) during the crop season. Although 73.81% of total groundnut production was sold by sample groundnut farmers, 26.19% of total groundnut production was excluded for home consumption and reserved seeds for next season. The marketed surplus of ...

Source: Agnet