摘要 : In India production of coarse cereals has shown a mixed growth trend over the past years. With the exception of maize, most other coarse cereals have lost their growth momentum due to lower productivity and profitability. The pres... 展开 In India production of coarse cereals has shown a mixed growth trend over the past years. With the exception of maize, most other coarse cereals have lost their growth momentum due to lower productivity and profitability. The present study investigates the economy of coarse cereals in India by analysing the commodity specific trend, regional variation and cost and return of selected coarse cereals in major producing state. Increasing demand from the growing feed and starch industry, increased use ofhybrid seeds and increasing export demand gave a fillip to production of maize, which has registered a steady growth over the past few years. Variability analysis signifies that the yield enhancement is the essential component for increasing the production of coarse cereals in the country. Although the government has included coarse grains in the National Food Security Act to be distributed through the PDS, no substantial distribution is likely unless the government starts procuring coarse grains. Currently, Indian maize is not export competitive. MSP of maize is lower than the domestic prices but it is much higher than international prices. Cost and return from coarse cereals had been computed by using cost of cultivation data. 收起