Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
Vol. 9, Special Issue 4 (2020)
An economic analysis of production & marketing of chickpea in Banda district of Bundelkhand zone in Uttar Pradesh
Author(s):
Ajay Singh, RR Kushwaha, Supriya, Vinay Kumar Singh and Sugriv Kumar Maurya
Abstract:
In the present paper, an attempt has been made to examine various chickpea production in different categories of the farmers. A study on “Production and Marketing of Chickpea in Banda District of Bundelkhand Zone in Uttar Pradesh: An Economic Analysis was conducted for analyzing the cost of input-output in chickpea cultivation. Hundred (100) sample farmers (marginal-28, small-34 & medium-38) were interviewed from few villages of Baberu block of Banda district. Data were analyzed and found that average land holding size was 1.95 hectare and cropping intensity was 187.18% on an average cost of cultivation per hectare was found to be Rs. 34353.35. The gross income and net income were found to be Rs. 55172.70 and Rs. 22666.81 per hectare on overall farm respectively. The input-output ratio was found to be 1:1.66 on cost C
3 chickpea cultivation in the study was characterized by decreasing returns to scale.
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Ajay Singh, RR Kushwaha, Supriya, Vinay Kumar Singh and Sugriv Kumar Maurya. An economic analysis of production & marketing of chickpea in Banda district of Bundelkhand zone in Uttar Pradesh. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(4S):245-249.