Economics of groundnut cultivation on MACS and non-MACS farms in Ananthapur district of Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The Andhra Pradesh Mutually Aided Co-operative Societies Act 1995 (APMACS) implemented in the state of Andhra Pradesh has rectified a number of restrictive provisions of the earlier co-operative law in Andhra Pradesh. The average size of the farm was 4.68 ha on mutually aided cooperative society (MACS) and 5.12 ha on non-MACS. Total human labour was 75.75 and 72.50 man days per hectare on groundnut MACS farms and control farms respectively. On an average the total cost of cultivation per hectare of groundnut was Rs. 46,883 on MACS and Rs. 47,699 on non-MACS farms. The gross income realized on MACS farms was slightly higher with Rs. 71,195 as against Rs. 70,697 on non-MACS farms.