Vol. 8, Issue 6 (2020)
Economics of production of Maize (Zea mays L.) in North Karnataka
Author(s): Basavaraj R Jamakhandi, Gouri Savadatti, SM Mundinamani and Vitthal L Mangi
Abstract: Economics of production of maize has been studied using the randomly selected maize growers and primary data was collected from sample farmers by personal interview method with the help of pre-tested schedule. The data have been analyzed using simple tabular analysis. The results have revealed that the maize and cotton are the main crops in Kharif season and maize also grown in summer season. The findings of the study showed that among variable cost, the farm yard manure was highest per acre followed by human labour and machine labour were 22.03 per cent, 15.71 and 7.44 per cent respectively. In case of fixed cost, rental value on land was the highest cost incurred per acre of about 22.67 per cent. The cost of cultivation of maize was Rs.22165 per acre. The average yield obtained per acre of maize was found to be (22.84 q/acre) and that of by-product was (3.65t/acre) and value obtained from maize and its by-product worth ₹ 26,191.31 and ₹ 5,422 per acre, respectively. The gross returns and net returns obtained by the farmer was ₹ 31,613 and ₹ 9,447.98 per acre of maize cultivation and a return per rupee of expenditure was found to be 1.43 indicated that maize is a profitable crop enterprise.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6j.10849
Pages: 678-680 | 1203 Views 618 Downloads
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Basavaraj R Jamakhandi, Gouri Savadatti, SM Mundinamani, Vitthal L Mangi. Economics of production of Maize (Zea mays L.) in North Karnataka. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(6):678-680. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6j.10849
