COST OF CULTIVATION AND MARKETABLE SURPLUS OF MAJOR VEGETABLES OF NORTH GUJARAT

DIPTI PATEL¹, K.P. THAKAR²*, C. SOUMYA³, D.B. MODI^4
1Department of Agricultural Economics, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Dantiwada, 385506, Gujarat
²Department of Agricultural Economics, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Dantiwada, 385506, Gujarat
³Department of Agricultural Economics, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Dantiwada, 385506, Gujarat
⁴Department of Agricultural Chemistry, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Dantiwada, 385506, Gujarat
* Corresponding Author : kpthakar2010@gmail.com

Received : 30-03-2018     Accepted : 19-05-2018     Published : 30-05-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 10       Pages : 6018 - 6024
Int J Agr Sci 10.10 (2018):6018-6024

Keywords : Vegetables, Tomato, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower
Academic Editor : Dr Alpesh Leua
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Dantiwada, 385506, Gujarat
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

India holds the second position in vegetable production in the world after China. North Gujarat contributed 30.10 per cent area under vegetables and 42.43 per cent of production of vegetables in the year 2015-16. In Gujarat, Banaskantha, Mehsana and Sabarkantha districts contributed about 23.55 per cent area under vegetables and 29.85 per cent of production of vegetables in the year 2015-16. Therefore, these three districts were selected purposively for the study. Palanpur taluka from Banaskantha, Kadi taluka from Mehsana and Idar taluka from Sabarkantha districts were randomly chosen and three villages from Palanpur taluka, three villages from Kadi taluka and three villages from Idar taluka were chosen in proportionate to their share in area. Considering the different categories of farmers, 12 farmers were selected from each village adopting multi-stage random sampling technique. A total of 108 farmers, 20 wholesalers and 40 retailers were selected for this study. The average total cost of cultivation per hectare of tomato farms was Rs. 78668 and the average yield of tomato per hectare was 330.20 quintals. The gross income and net income on sampled farms were Rs. 211295 and Rs. 132627, respectively. On an average, cost of cultivation per hectare for brinjal farms was Rs. 64469. In case of brinjal, yield, gross income and net income per hectare were 223.44 quintals, Rs. 111995 and Rs. 47526, respectively. The average cost of cultivation per hectare for cabbage farms was Rs. 71737. The average yield of cabbage per hectare was 248.88 quintals. The gross income and net income on sampled farm was Rs. 119817 and Rs. 48080, respectively. On an average cost of cultivation per hectare for cauliflower farms was Rs. 71170. In case of cauliflower, yield, gross income and net income per hectare were 222.22 quintals, Rs. 146781 and Rs. 75610, respectively. The total marketable surplus was observed highest in case of cauliflower (99.70 %), followed by cabbage (99.68 %), brinjal (99.34 %) and tomato (99.30 %).

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