A Regression Analysis On Marketed Surplus Of Cabbage In Mokokchung And Wokha Districts Of Nagaland

Research Article
Sashimatsung and Giribabu M
DOI: 
xxx-xxxxx-xxxx
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Nagaland, cabbage, marketable surplus, marketed surplus, regression
Abstract: 

Longkhum and Soku villages under Mokokchung and Wokha districts of Nagaland is purposively selected in the present study to estimate the marketable and marketed surplus of cabbage, and regressed the factors determining marketed surplus in the two districts of Nagaland. The study found out that average production of cabbage is higher in Longkhum village thus percentage of marketed surplus is 86.38%; while the actual quantity marketed in Soku village is concluded to be 66.49% comparatively lower than their counterpart village. This is mostly due to their high retention purpose and post-harvest loss. Further, regression results with and without dummy variables reveal production the prominent factor for increase marketed surplus in both the districts of Nagaland.