Vol. 7, Issue 4 (2019)
Costs and returns of organic and inorganic paddy cultivation: An economic analysis in district Jabalpur of Madhya Pradesh
Author(s): Rajendra Kumar Verma, Ashutosh Shrivastava and Deepak Rathi
Abstract: This study has assessed the economics through the calculation of cost and returns of organic paddy cultivation and inorganic paddy cultivation in Madhya Pradesh by the collection the conducted in Madhya Pradesh by the collection of primary data with the help of interview scheduled. The data was collected from 75 organic paddy growers and 75 inorganic paddy grower spread over 3 villages namely Lhari, Pipariya and Samnapur in Patan block, Sihora block and Jabalpur block of Jabalpur district for the year of 2017-18. Result of present study shows that the total cost of organic paddy cultivation has been found 27.54 per cent less (29520.92 ₹/ha) than inorganic (₹/ha) while input cost of organic paddy cultivation has been found 51.22 per cent less (4836.51₹/ha) as compared to inorganic (9915.44 ₹/ha). The yield obtained from inorganic paddy has been found 36.03 per cent more (44.24 q/ha) than organic (28.3). The net returns received from the inorganic paddy cultivation has been found 45.67 per cent higher (18558.91₹/ha) than organic paddy cultivation (34162.18 ₹/ha).
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Rajendra Kumar Verma, Ashutosh Shrivastava, Deepak Rathi. Costs and returns of organic and inorganic paddy cultivation: An economic analysis in district Jabalpur of Madhya Pradesh. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(4):1534-1537.
