International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics

C. Murthy ¹, Vilas Kulkarni ², Bouramma P. Kerur ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Agribusiness Management, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, DHARWAD (KARNATAKA), IN
2 Department of Agribusiness Management, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, DHARWAD (KARNATAKA), IN
3 Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, DHARWAD (KARNATAKA), IN

Abstract

Maize is an important cereal of India and is grown over 4 per cent of the net area sown of the country. Unlike other crops maize can be cultivated with small capital. Uses of machines have reduced the labour requirements. Most of the maize grown is utilised within the country, although its limited international trade is also there. Present study throws a light on cost and return structure in maize production among different farm sizes i.e., marginal, small and medium farmers. Keeping in view the objectives of the study a multistage random sampling procedure has been adopted for the selection of the districts and sample respondents. The total sample size was 240. The primary data was collected from respondents through personal interview method using pre tested schedules. Keeping in view the objectives of the study the tabular presentation method with averages and percentages was used. Among the different category of farms the total variable cost incurred per acre by medium farmers was highest followed by small farmers and marginal farmers. The cost of human labour, fertilizer, FYM, seeds and bullock labour were the items of cost with major share in the variable costs. The average per acre cost of cultivation was Rs. 12532.78 in Dharwad district and Rs. 12529.38 in Haveri district and the average net returns were Rs. 7582.86 in Dharwad district and Rs. 7831.96 in Haveri district. Maize production in the study area found to be profitable as also supported by B: C Ratio of 1.42 to 1.50 among different categories of farmers.

Keywords

Cost, Return, Structure, Maize Production.

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C. Murthy ¹, Vilas Kulkarni ², Bouramma P. Kerur ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Agribusiness Management, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, DHARWAD (KARNATAKA), IN
2 Department of Agribusiness Management, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, DHARWAD (KARNATAKA), IN
3 Department of Agricultural Economic, University of Agricultural Sciences, DHARWAD (KARNATAKA), IN

Abstract

Cotton, the 'White Gold' and 'King of Fibres' is a crop of prosperity and is considered to be an industrial commodity of worldwide importance. It is an important fibre crop of global significance, cultivated in tropical and sub tropical regions of around eighty countries, which accounts for 45 per cent of world fibre. In this paper it is attempted to study the cost and returns structure of cotton cultivation in North Karnataka. Keeping in view the objectives of the study a multistage random sampling procedure has been adopted for the selection of the districts and sample respondents. The total sample size was 240. The primary data was collected from respondents through personal interview method using pre tested schedules. Keeping in view the objectives of the study the tabular presentation method with averages and percentages was used. The farm category wise analysis of gross returns revealed that the gross returns obtained per acre by medium farmers were high (Rs. 36103.38/acre) as compared to small farmers (Rs.33318.69/acre) and marginal farmers (Rs. 31371.91/acre) in Dharwad district and medium farmers (Rs.21318.93/acre), small farmers (Rs. 20438.53/acre) and marginal farmers (Rs.20361.31/acre) in Haveri district. With respect to net returns obtained was also high in case of medium farmers as that of small and marginal farmers. Benefit cost ratio was also high in case medium farmers (1.72) followed by small farmers (1.61) and marginal farmers (1.58) in Dharwad district and medium farmers (1.68), small farmers (1.65) and marginal farmers (1.59) in Haveri district.

Keywords

Cost, Returns, Structure, Cotton Production.

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