Economics of Kharif maize in Udaipur district of Rajasthan

Abstract

The present study was conducted to analyze the cost of cultivation in kharif maize production in Udaipur district of Rajasthan during 2024-25. Two tehsils, Mavli and Vallabhnagar were purposively selected based on their highest maize area and output and a total of 100 farmers representing small, medium and large holdings were surveyed using a pre-tested structured schedule. The average total cost of cultivation was ?43,827.21 ha?¹ comprising 69.66 per cent variable cost and 30.33 per cent fixed cost. The cost of cultivation of maize per hectare was highest for small farm (?45416.59) and lowest for large farm (?42175.63) indicating economies of scale. Major cost components included the rental value of owned land, human and machine labour and seed. The gross income averaged ?82,876.66 ha?¹ with net income of ?39,089.93 ha?¹, showed increasing trend across the farm size categories and a return per rupee of 1.89 highest for large farm (2.07).