Vol. 11, Special Issue 12 (2022)

Potato is a temperate crop grown under subtropical conditions in India. Potato is a crop which has always been the ‘poor man’s friend’. Potato is being cultivated in the country for the last more than 300 years. For vegetable purposes it has become one of the most popular crops in this country. It is necessary to assess the problems experienced by the farmers during cultivation of potato. The present study entitled “An Economic Analysis of Kharif potato cultivation in Mainpat of Surguja district of Chhattisgarh" was carried out in the year 2021-22 in Mainpat block because maximum number of kharif potato growers was living in this block. For the present study 120 kharif potato growers were selected randomly from the selected block, thus total 120 kharif potato growers were selected as respondents. It was observed that the important problems reported by the respondents are rate of fertilizers and insecticides are high and improper market facilities etc. The suggestions given by the respondents were improved variety should be provided followed by training should be provided at the proper time to better production and management of potato cultivation.