The Cost and Returns Structures of Major Vegetables Under Different Supply Chains in Bengaluru Rural District of Karnataka
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
The study was undertaken with an objective to quantify the comparative economics of vegetables, under different vegetable supply chains in Bengaluru’s, rural district of Karnataka. A sample of 180 farmers was selected using random sampling method and, data was collected through personal interview method. The tabular analysis were employed for analysis of data. Among the different vegetable supply chains major vegetables cultivated areidentified by conducting a pilot survey in the study area, two major vegetables viz., tomato and beans were selected for the studybased on maximum production and major vegetables procured. Results found that, among the three supply chains, per acre cost of cultivation of tomato was high for HOPCOMS farmers, share of total variable cost to the total cost was also higher in the case of HOPCOMS farmers followed by Reliance Fresh and traditional farmers respectively. The HOPCOMS farmers realized relatively higher levels of net returns due to high price for the produce and better management practices. B: C ratio was high for HOPCOMS (3.25) followed by Reliance Fresh (2.66) and traditional (2.37) farmers and per acre cost of cultivation of bean was high for Reliance Fresh farmers, the share of total variable cost to the total cost was also higher, in the case of Reliance Fresh farmers followed by traditional farmers and HOPCOMS farmers, respectively. The net returns were high for reliance fresh farmers than HOPCOMS and traditional farmers. There was not much variation in both HOPCOMS (2.95) and Reliance Fresh (2.94) farmers, with respect to the returns per rupee of investment, and traditional farmers (2.29). The results of the study through light on and enable the farmers and extension agencies, to plan for the appropriate vegetable cultivation.
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R. Kiran, S. D. Sivakumar
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