Cost and return of ginger in Bidar district of Karnataka an economic analysis

Abstract

The study was conducted in the year 2016 – 2017 to study the “Cost and Return of Ginger in Bidar district of Karnataka” with a sample of 120 respondents. It revealed that, the cost of cultivation Ginger for small, medium and large of farms groups were Rs.209774.00/ha, Rs. 201572.80/ha and Rs.195584.00/ha respectively. Average cost of cultivation in different size farms group was Rs.204538.51/ha. The Gross Returns obtained per hectare by large size farms were high (Rs. 633600/ha) as compare to medium and small size farms (Rs.617600/ha and Rs.608000 /ha) respectively. Net returns per hectare were highest in large size farms (Rs.436036/ha) compare to the medium and small size farms (Rs.416027/ha and 398226/ha). Cost A1 was highest in small size farms (Rs. 180754.00/ha) followed by medium size farms (Rs. 174192.80/ha) and lowest in large size farms (Rs. 169313.60/ha) respectively. Cost A2 in small, medium and large size of farms groups was Rs. 180754.00/ha, Rs.174192.80/ha and Rs.169313.60/ha respectively. Cost B was highest in small size farms (Rs. 194474.00/ha) as compared to medium size farms (Rs. 187892.80/ha) and in large size of farms (Rs. 182983.60ha) respectively. Cost C was highest in small size farms (Rs. 195583.60/ha) and lowest in large size farms (Rs. 209774.00/ha). Farm business income in small, medium and large size of farms group was Rs. 427246.00/ha, Rs. 443407.20/ha and Rs. 464286.00/ha respectively. Farm investment income was highest in large size farms (Rs. 449706.00/ha) as compared to medium size farms (Rs. 429727.20/ha) and lowest in small size farms (Rs. 411946.00/ha) respectively. Family labour income was Rs. 413526.00/ha for small size farms group, Rs.429707.20/ha for medium size farms group and Rs.450616.00/ha for large size of farms group.