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Cabbage Production in Kolar District of Karnataka : An Economic Analysis


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India is the second largest producer of vegetables in the world next to China. The cabbage is the major vegetable crop of Karnataka. The study was conducted in kolar district on cost of cultivation and returns on different cost concepts basis of cabbage. The result reveled that, production is normally considered as the function of area and yield. The decision regarding the choice of crop enterprise to be taken on the farm and the allocation of area and resources under it depends to a great extent, on level of yield, price of output and the cost of inputs used in the production of that crop. The cost of cultivation and the returns to different factors of production help in decision making about the selection of crop and hence, these measures were worked out for cabbage. On an average, Rs.42,873 was spent on cabbage per hectare. Cost of cultivation of by the small size farms were high (Rs. 44671/ha) as followed by medium and large size farms (Rs.42002/ha and Rs.41946/ha). And the cost of production per quintal in different size of farms group was Rs.669.43/ha, respectively. The cabbage price per quintal in market was Rs.1700. The sample average for Cost A1, Cost A2, Cost B and Cost C in different farms size groups were Rs.30453/ha, Rs.33953/ha and Rs. 37906/ha and Rs.42873/ha, respectively. And farm business income and family labour income in different size of farms group were Rs.75010/h and 755540/ha. An average of net return obtained from cabbage growers per hectare was Rs. 62504/ha.

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Cabbage, Cost Returns, Cost of Cultivation, Cost of Production, Returns.
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R. Raghupathi
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
Sanjay Kumar
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India

Abstract


India is the second largest producer of vegetables in the world next to China. The cabbage is the major vegetable crop of Karnataka. The study was conducted in kolar district on cost of cultivation and returns on different cost concepts basis of cabbage. The result reveled that, production is normally considered as the function of area and yield. The decision regarding the choice of crop enterprise to be taken on the farm and the allocation of area and resources under it depends to a great extent, on level of yield, price of output and the cost of inputs used in the production of that crop. The cost of cultivation and the returns to different factors of production help in decision making about the selection of crop and hence, these measures were worked out for cabbage. On an average, Rs.42,873 was spent on cabbage per hectare. Cost of cultivation of by the small size farms were high (Rs. 44671/ha) as followed by medium and large size farms (Rs.42002/ha and Rs.41946/ha). And the cost of production per quintal in different size of farms group was Rs.669.43/ha, respectively. The cabbage price per quintal in market was Rs.1700. The sample average for Cost A1, Cost A2, Cost B and Cost C in different farms size groups were Rs.30453/ha, Rs.33953/ha and Rs. 37906/ha and Rs.42873/ha, respectively. And farm business income and family labour income in different size of farms group were Rs.75010/h and 755540/ha. An average of net return obtained from cabbage growers per hectare was Rs. 62504/ha.

Keywords


Cabbage, Cost Returns, Cost of Cultivation, Cost of Production, Returns.

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