Cost and returns of kharif paddy (For variety- Safri) in Bastar plateau of Chhattisgarh, India

Abstract

The present study is based on economic analysis of paddy production with the objective to work cost and returns of kharif paddy in the study area. The present study was conducted in Bastar plateau of Chhattisgarh, India. Out of seven blocks in the district, two blocks, namely Jagdalpur and Bastar were selected randomly for the study. Five villages were selected from each of the two blocks and ten respondents were selected from each village. In all, 10 numbers of villages and 100 respondents were selected for the study. The primary data were collected for year 2014-15. The major findings of this study revealed that on Overall, on an average the per hectare cost of cultivation of kharif paddy (Variety- Safri) was calculated as Rs. 33721.16, on an average yield of kharif paddy was observed for (Variety- Safri) 31.61 quintals and average cost of production per quintal of kharif paddy in Variety- Safri (Rs. 1068.25). The input-output ratio was kharif paddy was Variety- Safri (1:1.40).