Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Tannu Sharma, Dr. Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Mukesh Kumar Anant

Abstract:
This study is based on An Economic Analysis of Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in Jhajjar District of Haryana. Bajra is considered to be a poor man’s food. Besides, being a staple diet of about 10 per cent population of our country. Pearl millet is known to be rich in nutrients like - vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids have benefits in terms of prevention of degenerative disease besides their known functions of preventing nutritional deficiency diseases. This thesis study was conducted in Jhajjar district of Haryana in four villages named as Chhara, Mandhoti, Matan, Bahadurgarh. Primary data was collected through personal interview method with the help of pre-tested questionnaire. Simple average method and percentage method were used to analyze the data. The average cost of cultivation of pearl millet was calculated Rs. 48269, for marginal Rs. 41464, for small Rs. 48543, for medium Rs. 50464 and for large farmer cost of cultivation was Rs. 52606 per hectare. During the study cost of production per quintal was came out to be Rs. 1974 for marginal farmer, Rs. 1839 for small farmer, Rs. 1758 for medium farmer and Rs. 1754 for large farmer category. The overall input-output ratio was obtained 1:1.21, 1:1.22, 1.28 and 1:1.29 for marginal, small, medium and larger category farmers respectively.