A comparative economic analysis of seed and grain production of paddy in Karimnagar district of Telangana state

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Karimnagar district of Telangana to analyze comparative economics of seed and grain production of paddy. From this district three mandals i.e Vinavanka mandal, Manakondur mandal and Shankarpatnam mandal, were selected randomly among seed growing mandals for collecting primary data. Three villages were selected, one from each selected mandal.60 farmers were selected from each selected village, 20 grain producers, 20 hybrid seed producers and 20 OPV seed producers of paddy representing different farm sizes that is marginal, small, and others. The analysis of data revealed that the total costs in hybrid seed production per hectare was highest at Rs 115181.38, followed by paddy OPV seed production (Rs 93000.14) and general grain production (Rs 90,581.39 per hectare). The gross income for paddy hybrid seed production was Rs 200279.98/ha, followed by paddy OPV seed production at Rs138613.3 /ha and paddy grain production at Rs 133499.50/ha. The benefit-cost ratio for hybrid paddy seed production was 1.74, outperforming both OPV paddy seed production (1.49) and paddy grain production (1.47). These findings revealed superior performance of hybrid paddy seed production in terms of profitability compared to the other two alternatives.