An economic analysis of production and marketing of ginger in Bidar district of Karnataka

Abstract

The present study entitled An economic analysis of production and marketing of ginger in Bidar district of Karnataka” was conducted in the year 2019-2020. The study made use of a multi stage sampling and random sampling technique to select 120 farmers among the selected villages. Data for the selected study were collected with the aid of well-structured questionnaires. Data collected were analyzed using tabular methods along with required statistical tools. The production of ginger has increased in the area largely due to productivity increase and increase in the area under crop. Resource use structure in ginger was found to be varied among the size groups. The per cost of cultivation was varied among the size groups of ginger were highest in marginal (Rs.57277.5/ha) and lowest in medium (Rs.54659/ha) and small (Rs.55703.4/ha). The input output ratio is highest on Medium size farms and lowest on marginal size farms.