Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Shivani Bawankar, Dr. Sanjay Kumar and Madhusudan Tiwari

Abstract:
The study was conducted in 2022–2023 to study the "Cost and Return of Red gram (Maruti and Charu) in Chandrapur District of Maharashtra" with a sample of 100 respondents. The Red gram respondent were divided into three farms groups marginal, small and medium (27, 13, 10 in Maruti and 27, 14 and 9 in Charu variety), respectively. The total cost of cultivation of red gram for marginal, small and medium farms was Rs. 54030/ha, Rs. 52520/ha, and Rs. 50000/ha in Maruti and Rs. 53740/ha, Rs. 52230/ha, Rs. 49920/ha in Charu variety respectively. The gross returns obtained per hectare by medium farms were high (Rs. 123031.25/ha) as compared to small and marginal farms (Rs. 119062.5/ha and Rs. 115093.75 /ha) in Maruti variety and in Charu variety medium farms were high (Rs. 118500/ha) as compared to small and marginal farms (Rs. 114550/ha and Rs. 110600/ha, respectively). And the net returns per hectare were highest in medium farms (Rs. 73031.25/ha) as compared to small and marginal farms (Rs. 66542.5/ha and 61063.75/ha) in Maruti variety and in Charu variety, highest in medium farms (Rs. 56860/ha) as compared to small and marginal farms (Rs. 62320/ha and 68580/ha) respectively. The input-output ratio per hectare was highest in medium farms (1:1.30) compared to small and marginal farms (1:1.26 and 1:1.27) in Maruti variety and in Charu variety hectare was highest in medium farms (1:1.31) compared to small and marginal farms (1:1.20 and 1:1.17), respectively.