Vol. 11, Issue 3 (2022)

Author(s):
Kanakaraja GN, Ganapathy MS, Ananda Manegar G, Siddayya, Mahin Sharif and Nataraju OR

Abstract:
The present study was conducted to document socio-economic factors and to examine the costs and returns in production, price spread in different marketing channels of Bangalore red rose onion. The study was conducted by using a random sample of sixty cultivators from all taluks of Chikkaballapura district. The primary data was collected by personal interview method with help of pretested and structured schedule during 2019-20 crop season. The major findings of the study revealed that cost of cultivation per acre and cost of production per tonne of Bangalore red rose onion was Rs. 70,847 and Rs. 4,167.47 respectively. The average yield per acre was 17 tonnes with a gross return of Rs. 2,72,000 per acre and net returns of Rs. 2,01,153. The return per rupee of investment was Rs. 2.83.With the above figures, growing of this crop is profitable to the farmers.