This study is based on the data collected from a sample of 120 farmers selected from amongst the selected villages within the selected markets/mandis. The whole sample design consists of multistage random sampling. The selection of the district forms the first stage in sampling. Bhiwani and Mahindergarh districts of Haryana were purposively selected to represent a case study. These markets are selected because these market were the vicinity of the research. One block was selected from each selected district of Mahandragarh and Bhiwani. The block was selected based on higher area under the pearl millet. From the district Bhiwani block Siwani was selected and from the district Mahindergarh block Mahindergarh was selected. From each selected block, two villages were randomly selected. All the pearl millet cultivators of the four selected villages were selected according to their size of operational holdings. They were divided into four size groups and these groups were categorized on the basis of their land holdings . marginal, small, medium and large. The time series and cross sectional data was collected. | Production and marketing patterns of pearl millet in India with special reference to Haryana
