Economic of industrial processing of maize starch in Chhattisgarh

Abstract

The main objective of this research was done on various products prepared from maize processing in the industry and also studied the cost return of those products. The study was conducted in Rajnandgaon city of Chhattisgarh state. In industry, starch from maize is prepared as a special product that is used in preparing food products and medicines hence it’s demand in the market is always good. The primary data was collected through pre-tested structured interview schedule. Simple average and percentage methods was used for analyzing the data. The major findings of this study revealed that the total variable cost for making of 50 kg bag corn starch was to be Rs. 979.70. the benefit – cost ratio was observed to be 1:0.22 and input – output ratio was 1:1.22.