Factors affecting production and marketing of ginger in the hill and plain regions of Assam

The present study was conducted in two topographically different regions of Assam, namely, the hill district of Karbi Anglong and the plain district of Jorhat to find out the growth rates in area, production and productivity and study the factors affecting the production and marketing of ginger in both the districts. Secondary data used in the study were taken from various government official sites while primary data were taken from ginger growers using Multistage Stratified Random Sampling making a sample of 126 respondents. The findings revealed that the growth in area, production and productivity of ginger in both the districts and in the state were positive over the years from 2005-06 to 2019-2020. The major factors that affected production positively and significantly at 1 percent level of significance in the hill district were Operational Land and Human Labor while in the plain district, it was Operational Land only. The most important factor that affected the marketable surplus negatively and significantly in both regions was production kept for home consumption, seed and feed. Hence, production can be enhanced by using better production technologies and proper market linkages should be done.