Economics of Maize Production in Aurangabad District of Maharashtra

Investigation was carried out during the year 2010-2011. Multistage sampling design was adopted for selection of district, tehsil, villages and cultivators. In all 60 cultivators were selected for present study. The techniques like mean, percentage, ratio and cost concept of Cost- A, Cost-B and Cost-C were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that use of hired human labour was more than family human labour in maize production. Per hectare net profit was Rs.18741.55. The output-input ratio was 1.46. Per quintal cost of production of maize was Rs.530.88.