1Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore-560065, Karnataka
2College of Agriculture, Hassan, Karnataka
*Corresponding author: ggmgaddi@gmail.com
Online published on 22 February, 2021.
The present paper on comparative economic analysis of Organic Farming (OF) and Conventional Farming (CF) in paddy cultivation using data from 60 farmers revealed a total transition cost of Rs.7361 in shifting to organic paddy. The per acre gross returns were 23 percent higher under OF (Rs.61,923) than CF (Rs.47,463), without much difference in the total cost of cultivation. Lower yield (14.75%) under OF was compensated by higher price (34.75%) realisation and gave higher returns per rupee of expenditure under OF (Rs.1.58) compared to CF (Rs.1.23). The PSCR for paddy grown under OF (38.88%) was less compared to CF (40.93%).
