TREND ANALYSIS OF AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF GROUNDNUT AND ESTIMATION OF COST OF PRODUCTION IN TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT

J.J. PARTHIBAN¹, R. RAJESH²*, G. SHYAM SUNDAR^3
1Department Agricultural Economics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625 104, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, India
²Department of Differently Abled Studies, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625 104, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, India
³Department Agricultural Economics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625 104, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, India
* Corresponding Author : rajesh.r@tnau.ac.in

Received : 04-05-2019     Accepted : 26-05-2019     Published : 30-05-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 10       Pages : 8488 - 8490
Int J Agr Sci 11.10 (2019):8488-8490

Keywords : Groundnut, Growth Rate, Cost and Returns, Gross Income, Tiruchirapalli
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625 104, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The present study was conducted in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu to analyze the economics of groundnut crop and to estimate the compound growth rate of area, production and productivity. The present study was carried out in four blocks of Trichy viz., Musiri, Thottiyam, Thathai- Iyyengarpettai and Thuraiyur, selected on the basis of highest area and production under the specified crop. About 72 per cent of total production cost in Groundnut was contributed by variable cost. Rental value of owned land has contributed the highest (15 per cent) to the total fixed costs. The cost of production of Groundnut was calculated using cost concepts and was found to be Rs.58, 589. The average gross income and net income from groundnut cultivation was estimated to be Rs.72, 618/ha and Rs.8, 170/ha respectively. The study revealed that the area and production of groundnut in Tiruchirapalli district was found to depict a declining trend indicating the shift of groundnut cultivation over other crops in the locality. The compound growth rate of Productivity in the study area shows a positively increasing trend which is mainly due to better adoption of new cultivation strategies.

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