Vol. 5 (4) : July-August 2014 issue
Green Farming Vol. 5 (4) : 687-690 ; July-August, 2014
Cost and returns of jaggery production in Karnataka – An economic analysis
K.M. AWARADI1*, A.P. BIRADAR PATIL2, M.Y. TEGGI3 and B.C. RAJUR4
Department of Studies and Research in Economics, Karnataka University, Dharwad - 580 001 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1Ph. D. Scholar *(bcrajur@gmail.com), 2Professor and Head, 3Assoc. Professor, 4Research Scholar
Subject : Agriculture Economics, Agri-Business, Marketing & Statistics, Farm Management
Paper No. : P-1501
Total Pages : 4
Received : 11 February 2014
Revised accepted : 10 July 2014
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Citation :
K.M. AWARADI, A.P. BIRADAR PATIL, M.Y. TEGGI and B.C. RAJUR. 2014. Cost and returns of jaggery production in Karnataka – An economic analysis. Green Farming Vol. 5 (4) : 687-690 ; July-August, 2014
ABSTRACT
Sugarcane is grown extensively in India. Organic sugarcane cultivation was less expensive to the extent of ` 3500.00 per acre giving surplus gross and net returns of ` 8944 and ` 12444.00 per ha, respectively. Thus, organic sugarcane cultivation was more profitable with returns per rupee invested of 2.95 compared to conventional sugarcane (2.29). The cost of raw material was the prime variable cost sharing 68.86 per cent of the total cost. The share of fixed cost in the total cost was above 3.36 and 3.47 per cent in case of conventional and organic jaggery, respectively.
Key words :
Biofertilizers, Jaggery, Organic sugarcane cultivation, Sampling, Vitamin.
