The present micro level study examines the economic aspects of ginger production in the Wayanad district, Kerala, India. Spices, the high margin and export-oriented crops contributed significantly to Indian economy. In terms of spice production and international trade, India holds a prominent role in the world trade. The study was carried out to assess the costs and return of ginger production in Wayanad district of Kerala state during the crop year 2015-16. Four villages which were leading in the area of ginger cultivation were selected and twenty farmers from each village, totalling 80 farmers were chosen randomly as respondents for the study . The results indicated that cost of cultivation and gross returns were positively related with size of the holding. The overall cost of cultivation was Rs. 4, 54,991.62 and Rs. 4, 94,501.03 per hectare on small and large farms. The expenditure on seed was found to be highest, constituting about 35.01 per cent of total cost followed by human labour, and machine power All the farm income measures exhibited a positive relationship with the farm size. Returns per rupee of expenditure were found to be Rs. 0.60 and Rs. 0.67 per hectare on small and large farms respectively. An overview of the analysis indicates that the gross income, net income, family labour income, farm investment income and net income per rupee expenditure showed direct relationship with the size of the holding. This showed that large farmers realized more returns than small farmers for their fixed resources, family labour use and per rupee of expenditure in the cultivation of ginger.
Author(s) Details:
Merlin Mathew,
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India.
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