Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Indu Walia, Sanjay Kumar, Aarti Bajwan and Prashant Kaushik

Abstract:
Onion (Allium cepa) is one of the important commercial vegetable crops grown in India. The present study was conducted in the southern Haryana districts (Bhiwani and Rewari), selected on the basis of high rate of adoption of sprinkler irrigation system. For the selection of sample farmers, multistage random sampling technique was used. Blocks named Tosham and Loharu in Bhiwani district and Khol at Rewari, Nahar were selected for sampling and a total of 45 onion farmers from various villages were chosen for this study. The profitability of adopter farmers was analyzed using Benefit cost ratio (BC ratio) concept. Information regarding cost and returns of onion crop were gathered from sampled farmers for the year 2021-22 and the net return was worked out accordingly. The total variable cost incurred for cultivation of onion accounted for ₹ 137438.20 and ₹ 133083.47 in Rewari and Bhiwani districts respectively. Total cost incurred was ₹ 217993.83 and ₹ 207634.36 in Rewari and Bhiwani district respectively. Farmers got higher net returns in Rewari district (₹ 126162.47) as compared to Bhiwani district (₹ 84799.84). The B:C ratio over total cost in Rewari, Bhiwani and overall were 1.57, 1.40 and 1.48 respectively.