aDepartment of Agricultural Extension Education, UAS, Raichur – 584 104, Karnataka
bKVK, Raddewadgi, Dist. Gulbarga, Karnataka
cDepartment of Agricultural Economics, UAS, Raichur – 584 104, Karnataka
dDepartment of Agricultural Extension Education, UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka
Online published on 24 November, 2014.
The paper has studied the investment pattern in sweet orange orchard and has computed the costs and returns in sweet orange cultivation in the Raichur district of Karnataka. For the study, carried out in the year 2012–13, 120 respondents were selected from the district and data were collected through personnel interview method. The study has revealed that the cost of establishment per acre was 37,716 in which material cost constituted 43.35 per cent and maintenance cost 56.65 per cent. The average per acre maintenance cost incurred by respondents was 49,293 during the first four years. The average per acre yield was 5.73 tonnes and the net returns were 99,531. The financial feasibility analysis has revealed that the investment in sweet orange orchard can be recovered within seven years. The net present values were positive and of higher magnitude indicating economic feasibility of investment. The returns per rupee of investment in this orchard were nearly 3.50 and internal rate of return was 43.18 per cent which show it to be a highly profitable venture.
Investment pattern, cost and returns, sweet orange, Karnataka
