The present study attempts to identify the Economic analysis of vegetable production in Arnia block of Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory. The study was conducted in Arnia blocks of Jammu district. Data for the study was collected from a sample of 24 vegetable growers. Farmers in the Arnia block grew three major crops: cabbage, cauliflower, and tomatoes. The findings revealed that, of all the inputs used, the spending on human labour was the greatest. The results regarding cost structure of vegetable cultivation in Arnia block witnessed the largest cost which is incurred in tomato growing and the lowest cost was incurred in cabbage cultivation. The total cost of cultivations in the Arnia block was highest in tomato and lowest in cauliflower. The tomato yielded the highest gross return, while cabbage yielded the lowest. The total gross income from all of the veggies was ₹ 121416.66 per hectare. The highest net returns per hectare was observed in tomatoes, while the lowest was observed in cabbage. The cost-benefit ratio was highest for tomato and lowest for cabbage. In Arnia block farmers follows channel- I to sell their produce in the market such as tomato, cabbage, and cauliflower. The container expense ate up the majority of the marketing cost. Aside from that, transportation expenditures made up a considerable portion of the producer’s marketing costs. Retailer’s received highest margins in tomatoes, while cauliflower received the lowest at retailer level. Tomatoes have the highest producer share in consumer rupee, whereas cauliflower has the lowest. The total marketing margin was highest in cauliflower, while it was observed lowest tomato. Transportation costs accounted up the majority of marketing costs at the producer and retailer levels.
Tomato yielded highest gross returns among all the vegetables cultivated in Arnia Block of Jammu district.
Transportation costs in all the vegetable crops accounted up the majority of marketing costs at the producer and retailer levels.
Producer’s Share in consumer’s rupee was found to be highest in Tomato.
Vegetable production in India is increasing day by day and has placed India as the second largest producer in the world with approximately 132 million metric tons of fresh vegetables (Anonymous, 2019), Among the vegetables, tomatoes are the leading vegetables based on global production volume. The other major vegetable producing countries are the USA (29.99 MMT), Turkey (25.33 MMT), Vietnam (16.97 MMT), Nigeria (16.67 MMT), Egypt (15.42 MMT), Mexico (15.23 MMT), Russian Federation (14.15 MMT) and Spain (13.26 MMT) (
To find out the costs and returns analysis of selected vegetable crops in Arnia block.
To assess the value chain analysis of selected vegetable crops in Arnia block.
The current study was conducted in the Arnia block of Jammu districts of Jammu & Kashmir UT.
For sample selection, a multi-stage random sampling design was used, with districts, villages, and vegetable producers as the first, second and third stage units, respectively.
Where,
Therefore, the sample size is comprised of 240 vegetable growers from the whole area under study.
This chapter proceeds with data analysis and discussion of the results obtained from the survey done in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir UT.
The operation wise cost of cultivation of vegetables in the Arnia block is presented in
Item-wise cost of cultivation of vegetable in Arnia block (₹/ha)
In order to view the cost of cultivation of vegetables, various cost concepts worked out in Arnia block on per hectare basis and are presented in
Concept-wise cost of cultivation of vegetables in Arnia block of Jammu district (₹/ha)
Cost and returns of vegetables of Arnia block farms under study (₹/ha)
Per hectare Cost and return analysis of vegetables in Arnia block on all the sampled vegetables were analyzed and are presented in
In planned economic development, exchange of goods play a very important role in maintaining equilibrium between production and consumption. The prosperity of the cultivators thus depends not only on the increased rate of production, but also upon the method and efficiency with which they dispose of their produce to the great advantage.
Vegetable wise marketing cost and price spread analysis in Arnia Block (₹/q)
In general, marketing constitute the expenses on the items like container cost, filling, packing, transportation, carry bags cost and other charges. These costs are the actual expenditure incurred for the smooth running of business as well as for efficient marketing of particular farm commodity. The
Farmers in the Arnia block grew three major crops: cabbage, cauliflower, and tomatoes. The findings revealed that, of all the inputs used, the spending on human labour was the greatest. The results regarding cost structure of vegetable cultivation in Arnia block (
The total cost of cultivations in the Arnia block was highest in tomato and lowest in cauliflower. The tomato yielded the highest gross return, while cabbage yielded the lowest. The total gross income from all of the veggies was ₹ 121416.66 per hectare. The highest net returns per hectare was observed in tomatoes, while the lowest was observed in cabbage. The cost-benefit ratio was highest for tomato and lowest for cabbage, according to the results.
In Arnia block farmers follows channel- I to sell their produce in the market such as tomato, cabbage, and cauliflower. The container expense ate up the majority of the marketing cost. Aside from that, transportation expenditures made up a considerable portion of the producer’s marketing costs. Retailer’s received highest margins in tomatoes, while cauliflower received the lowest at retailer level. Tomatoes have the highest producer share in consumer rupee, whereas cauliflower has the lowest. The total marketing margin was highest in cauliflower, while it was observed lowest tomato. Results related to the Transportation costs accounted up the majority of marketing costs at the producer and retailer levels,