An economic analysis of cost and returns of linseed in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, India

Abstract

An attempt has been made in this study to examine the economic analysis of cost and return of linseed in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh State, India. The present study was conducted in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh State, India. Out of 10 blocks in the district, three blocks namely; Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh and Chhuikhadan blocks was selected purposively for the study. Each selected blocks, 2-3 per cent of villages were selected purposively and total 300 respondents was selected purposively for the study. The primary data was collected from the linseed producers through personal interview method with the help of well prepared schedule and questionnaire for the year 2017-18. The major finding of this study revealed that on an average the per hectare cost of cultivation of linseed was worked out as Rs. 25593.47/ha., Net returns as Rs.7148.41, Cost of production rupees per quintals as Rs. 2923.72 and Input-Output ratio was observed 1.28 respectively.