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Economics of Kharif Groundnut in Nagpur district of Maharashtra

Author: Mrunal Garje, S.N. Suryawanshi, M.S. More and R.S. Waghmare

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Abstract

Oilseeds are most important crop in Nagpur district. Economics of kharif groundnut in Nagpur district of Maharashtra was undertaken in two tahsils of Nagpur district viz., Saoner and Narkhed. From each tahsil two villages viz., Wakodi and Bhendala from Saoner, Khapa Gudhan and Jamgao from Narkhed were selected. From each village 10 farmers were selected. In total 40 farmers were selected for the study. The main aim of the study was to find out the cost required for cultivation of groundnut on per hectare basis. The standard cost concept i.e. cost A1, cost A2, cost B1, cost B2, cost C1, cost C2 and cost C3 was used in present study. Per hectare cost of cultivation of groundnut at cost ‘C3’ was found to ` 73698.70, ` 74480.89, ` 82957.27 and ` 83140.62 for small, medium, large and overall size group, respectively. Major components of cost at overall level were seed, machine charges and hired human labour

Keywords

Standard Cost Concept, Cultivation, Cost of cultivation, Kharif groundnut, Components of cost

Conclusion

In groundnut crop the per hectare cost of cultivation for overall farmers at cost ‘A1’ and cost ‘A2’ was ` 48101.48, cost ‘B1’ ` 49398.80, cost ‘B2’ ` 69898.33, cost ‘C1’ ` 55082.85, cost ‘C2’ ` 75582.38 and cost ‘C3’ ` 83140.62. The gross value of produce was ` 124192.67 and the per quintal cost of cultivation was ` 4665.03. In groundnut crop production the net returns for overall farmers at cost ‘A1’ and cost ‘A2’, cost ‘B1’, cost ‘B2’, cost ‘C1’, cost ‘C2’ and cost ‘C3’ was ` 76091.19, ` 74793.87, ` 54294.34, ` 69109.82, ` 48610.29 and ` 41052.05, respectively. The benefit cost ratio at overall level at cost ‘C3’ was found to be 1.49 this indicates that groundnut crop is profitable. All the results obtained above are in close agreement with Sunandini and Irgu (2020)

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How to cite this article

Mrunal Garje, S.N. Suryawanshi, M.S. More and R.S. Waghmare (2024). Economics of Kharif Groundnut in Nagpur district of Maharashtra. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(3): 129-135