Question

Distinguish between marketed surplus and marketable surplus

Answer 1

Marketable surplus refers to the difference between the total output produced by a farmer and his on-farm consumption. In other words, it is that portion of the total output that the farmer sells in the market.

Marketable surplus = Total farm output produced by farmer – Own consumption of farm output.

Marketed surplus:-

THE flow of marketed surplus of

foodgrains is generally recognised

as one of the most important limiting

factors in the process of economic de-

velopment which involves the transfer

of surplus rural labour to non-agri-

cultural investment project

Answer 2

There is a thin line of difference between marketed surplus and marketable surplus.

Marketable surplus

• Marketable surplus refers to the difference between how many crops a farmer produces and how much he or she consumes on-farm. The portion of the farmer's produce that is sold in the market is what we are referring to.
• Farm output that is sold on the market is equal to the total amount of output produced by the farmer minus the amount of consumption the farmer makes of his own output.

Marketed surplus:

• The flow of marketed surplus of food grains is generally recognized as one of the most important limiting factors in the process of economic development which involves the transfer of surplus rural labor to non-agricultural investment projects.

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