COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE ECONOMICS, NET RETURN AND INPUT-OUTPUT RATIO OF FISH PRODUCTION BY FISHERY COOPERATIVES, SHGS AND FISHERMEN GROUPS

ANKIT THAKUR¹*, SANDHYA R. GAUR^2
1College of Horticulture and Research Station, Kumharawand, 494001, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh
²Department of Fisheries, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh
* Corresponding Author : ankit999.at@gmail.com

Received : 24-03-2018     Accepted : 28-03-2018     Published : 30-03-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 6       Pages : 5625 - 5627
Int J Agr Sci 10.6 (2018):5625-5627

Keywords : Fishery Cooperative Societies, SHGs, Fishermen groups, fish production, Production cast, Gross and net return input-output ratio
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The present study was carried in Chhattisgarh state to know the economics of fish production by fishery cooperatives Societies, SHGs and Fishermen groups. In this Study, it was concluded that the per hectare production cost was almost similar in fishery cooperative societies and SHGs (Rs 38883.31 and 39152.67, respectively) however, it was much more in case of fishermen groups (Rs 56125.48) indicating the better economics of the earlier. Productively, Fish was found 32.50 quintals, 42.22 quintals and 38.16 quintals of fish for fishery cooperative societies, SHGs and Fishery groups respectively. Net return per hectare of fish was found Rs 286127.70, Rs 467457.33 and Rs 401738.12 for fishery cooperative Societies, SHGs and Fishermen groups, respectively. Maximum gross and net returns were obtained by SHGs, which indicates that overall management is better in SHGs as compared to Fishery Cooperative Societies and Fishermen groups. As for as input-output ratio was concerned it was found 1:8.4, 1:12.9 and 1:8.2 for fishery cooperative Societies, SHGs and Fishermen groups, respectively.

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