ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF COST AND RETURN OF MAIZE IN UDAIPUR DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN

A. YADAV¹*, S.S. BURARK², L.C. YADAV³, K.C. BAIRWA⁴, S. MEENA^5
1Department of Agricultural Economics & Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics & Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
³Department of Agricultural Economics & Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
⁴Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Baytu, Barmer, 344034, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 342304, Rajasthan, India
⁵Department of Agricultural Economics & Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
* Corresponding Author : anjuy6047@gmail.com

Received : 03-11-2022     Accepted : 28-11-2022     Published : 30-11-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 11       Pages : 11949 - 11953
Int J Agr Sci 14.11 (2022):11949-11953

Keywords : Maize, Tube-Well Irrigation, Cost
Academic Editor : Dr S. Usha, Dr Raj Kumar Yogi, Dr D. Divyalakshmi
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Economics & Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India. Authors are also thankful to UGC for providing the financial support through NFOBC fellowship during doctoral program
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The present study was conducted to analyze the cost and return of maize crop in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. The study area was selected on the basis of highest gross cropped area of maize crop in study area. A sample of 120 farmers were selected randomly in the study area during the year 2020-21. Selection of farmers categorized into two categories i.e., beneficiary (tube-well irrigation) and non- beneficiary (other than tube-well irrigation) farms. The standard cost concept method of the CACP was used to calculate cost of cultivation of maize crop. Results revealed that overall cost of cultivation was found Rs. 30941.54 and Rs. 29301.93 on beneficiary and non- beneficiary farms, respectively. It was due to higher expenditure towards irrigation, hired human labour and fertilizers etc. Overall net return was found Rs. 6637.63 and Rs. 4343.74 on beneficiary and non- beneficiary farms, respectively. Return per rupee was found more on beneficiary farms compare to non- beneficiary farms

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