COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON THE ECONOMICS OF BANANA AND TAPIOCA CULTIVATION IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT IN KERALA

A.V. KSHAMA¹*, A.M. SANTHA², T. PAUL LAZARUS³, BRIGIT JOSEPH^4
1Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, 695522, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, 680656, Kerala, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, 695522, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, 680656, Kerala, India
³Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, 695522, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, 680656, Kerala, India
⁴Department of Agricultural Statistics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, 695522, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, 680656, Kerala, India
* Corresponding Author : kshama1429@gmail.com

Received : 15-01-2019     Accepted : 25-01-2019     Published : 30-01-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 2       Pages : 7782 - 7785
Int J Agr Sci 11.2 (2019):7782-7785

Keywords : Cost of cultivation, Resource use efficiency, Allocative efficiency, Returns to scale
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, 695522, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, 680656, Kerala, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Thiruvananthapuram is blessed with the weather and climate suitable for the cultivation of the two major cash crops of Kerala viz. banana and tapioca. A large number of farmers in the district cultivate these crops. Hence the study was conducted in order to know the profitability of each enterprise. The total cost of cultivation of banana was found to be Rs.2,72,170 ha-1 with increasing returns to scale. The total cost of cultivation of tapioca was found to be Rs.1,81,259.60 ha-1 with constant returns to scale. Banana enterprise was found to be more profitable.

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