Vol. 12, Special Issue 7 (2023)

The research entitled “An Economic study of production and marketing of demand led rice variety in study area with the specific objective to work out the cost and returns of selected rice variety grown by the farmer in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh, The survey for specified objective was conducted in Aarang and Tilda blocks of Raipur district of Chhattisgarh. Data were collected from 86 rice growers the respondents were selected proportionately the grower was chosen from total 10 villages. (5 villages from each selected blocks) The primary data were collected from the paddy growers through personal interview method with the help of well- prepared questionnaire for the production and marketing year 2022-2023. The data collected were analyzed using simple averages and percentages and presented in tabular form and for cost and returns Cost concepts were used.

The study reveal that Swarna, Mahamaya and Swarna-sub-1 was the most popularized variety in study area and the overall cost of cultivation of Swarna variety was 61,782.62 rs/ha. and the input-output ratio of it was 1:1.81. In the study area overall cost of cultivation of Mahamaya variety of rice was 62191.25 rs/ha with the 1:1.78 input-output ratio. Cost of cultivation of Swarna-sub-1 variety was 60408.92 rs/ha with the 1:1.80 of input-output ratio and BC ratio of Swarna was 0.81:1, for Mahamaya 0.78:1 and for Swarna sub-1 it was 0.80:1.