Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Sachin D Kambale and AS Gadakh

Abstract:
The present study was carried out to study cost structure, returns and resource use efficiency during the year 2018-2019 based on primary data. The study was conducted in Akola, Patur and Akot tahsils based on purposive sampling. A sample of 90 turmeric growers was selected based on random sampling. It was observed that, Per hectare total cost of cultivation of Turmeric was highest in the large group i.e. Rs. (320584.94) per hectare followed by Medium group (Rs. 311907.23) and small group (Rs. 299825.93). Per hectare total cost of cultivation of turmeric for overall farmers was Rs. 311663.48 /-. The average yield and gross returns per hectare increased with the increase in size of farms The benefit cost ratio of Turmeric at cost 'C₃' was 1.65 in small group, 1.69 in medium group and 1.72 in large group. This indicates that, Cultivation of turmeric crop was economically profitable. The average main production was 74.12 q/ha.