Economic Analysis of Barley Production under Solar Irrigation System in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Abstract

Barley is globally one of the most important cereal grain crops after rice, wheat and maize. In India, it is cultivated during summer in temperate regions and in winter in tropical regions. It is a short growing season crop and is highly drought tolerant. Earlier, barley was mainly used as livestock feed but now it is one of the grains used daily in human consumption. Barley also play important role in industrial consumption. Coarse cereals are made out of this along with other cereal crops like oats, bajra, finger millet, maize and sorghum. Generally, Barley is cultivated as rabi season crop in India and sowing is done from October to December while it is harvested from March to May. It is commonly grown in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab and Haryana. Barley thrives well in marginal, saline or alkaline soils and in water scarce International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 10 Number 01 (2021) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com