Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

An Economic Analysis of Cauliflower in Middle Gujarat

Palakben H. Patel, R. S. Pundir

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 The present investigation has analysed the costs and returns and resource use efficiency in middle Gujarat during 2012-13. Results indicated that average cost of cultivation of cauliflower per hectare was Rs.73232.95. It was highest on medium farms and lowest on large farms. On an average, Cost A formed 72.46 per cent, while Cost B accounted for 86.07 per cent of total cost. Out of total cost, human labour cost was ranked first followed by fertilizer cost , manure and cakes. These major items of expenditure contributed 97.82 per cent of total cost. The average yield of cauliflower per hectare was observed 333.13 quintals on sample farms. The net profit per hectare over Cost C2 was Rs. 46366.49. It varied from Rs. 14939.69 on marginal farms to Rs.54405.55 on large farms. The overall input- output ratio was about 1:1.64 and it was highest on large farms and lowest on marginal farms. Production function analysis revealed Bullock labour, plant protection and irrigation exerted significant influence on the yield of cauliflower. About 96 per cent of total variation in gross income from cauliflower cultivation was explained by the explanatory variables included in the function. The study has ought to the fore that an increasing returns to scale suggesting more rational use of the inputs leading to higher returns. Looking to the cost, return, input-output ratio and resource use efficiency, it can be concluded that cauliflower cultivation was profitable vegetable crop in Middle Gujarat.

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Palakben H. Patel, R. S. Pundir An Economic Analysis of Cauliflower in Middle Gujarat Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol.5, Issue : 6 JUNE 2016

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