Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
A Kaviyarasan, K Mahendran, S Selvam and T Samsai

Abstract:
The present study focus to explore a comparative economics of irrigated and rainfed finger millet production in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. Due to the changes in consumption pattern taking place the importance of economic analysis of such millets has increased manifold to understand the sustenance of production through time. One hundred and twenty farmers were contacted, 60 each form irrigated and rainfed finger millet production environment. Simple random sampling method was used to identify the sampling units in the Dharmapuri district. The average cost of cultivation per hectare for irrigated and rainfed finger millet was found to be Rs. 59419 and Rs. 32888 respectively. The cost of production per quintal of finger millet in irrigated and rainfed with by-product was Rs.1714 and Rs.1654 respectively. The profitability of irrigated finger millet per hectare was Rs.20288 and rainfed was Rs.10819. The average technical efficiency score was found to be 80 and 87 per cent and the scale efficiency was found to be 87 per cent both under irrigated and rainfed finger millet production environment.