ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF COST AND RETURN OF OKRA IN MIDDLE GUJARAT

VIKESH RAMI¹*, K.S. JADAV², JIGNESH MACWAN^3
1Bansilal Amrutlal College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat 388110, India
²Bansilal Amrutlal College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat 388110, India
³Bansilal Amrutlal College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat 388110, India
* Corresponding Author : vikeshrami@gmail.com

Received : 01-10-2018     Accepted : 26-10-2018     Published : 30-10-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 20       Pages : 7348 - 7351
Int J Agr Sci 10.20 (2018):7348-7351

Keywords : Okra, Cost of cultivation, Input-output ratio, Profitable
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Bansilal Amrutlal College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat 388110, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The present study was conducted to study the economics of okra in Middle Gujarat. Results indicated that at overall level, cost of cultivation of okra per hectare was Rs 110259. The per hectare highest cost was found Rs 121107 in case of large farms followed by Rs 117243 on medium farms, Rs 108142 on small farms and Rs 105906on marginal farms. On an average, share of Cost A was 63.51 percent and share of Cost B was 82.51 percent to total cost. Out of total cost of cultivation of okra, maximum share was of cost of seed (15.40 percent) followed by human labour (14.96 percent), manure (11.22 percent), plant protection chemicals (10.29 percent), fertilizer (9.54 percent), tractor charges (5.33 percent), irrigation cost (1.25 percent), depreciation (1.24 percent) and miscellaneous cost (0.25 percent). The highest not payable in cash but accounted expenditure was the rental value of owned land (16.31 percent) followed by managerial costs (9.09 percent), interest on fixed capital (2.69 percent) and interest on working capital (2.44 percent). These items of expenditure accounted for 63.51 percent of total cost. The average yield of okra per hectare was 155.61 quintals on sample farms which realized Rs 222677.91, Rs 152784, Rs 131835 and Rs 133501 as gross income, farm business income, family labour income and farm investment income, respectively. The net profit per hectare over Cost C2 was Rs 112552. It varied from Rs 105086 on marginal farms to Rs 129484 on large farms. The overall input-output ratio on Cost C2 was 1:2.02. Looking to the cost, return and input-output ratio, it is concluded that okra cultivation was profitable vegetable crop in middle Gujarat condition.

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