Economic impact of various farming systems on papaya (Carica papaya L.) cv. GJP 1

Abstract

An investigation was carried out at Fruit Research Station, Madhadibaug, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, during the years 2022-23 and 2023-24. The experiment was laid out on non-organic and fixed plot with large plot technique having three treatments of different farming systems viz., Low Cost Natural Farming (LCNF), Organic Farming (OF) and Conventional Farming (CF). The results revealed that, conventional farming system comprised recommend dose of chemical fertilizers, FYM and inorganic pesticides recorded maximum gross returns, net returns and B:C ratio, while, under the consideration of premium price i.e. 25% higher than normal market price, higher net returns was recorded under the ajbajdbajbjab farming system during both the year.