JNKVV, Jabalpur - 482002, Madhya Pradesh
Online published on 22 February, 2021.
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) is one of the most popular winter vegetables grown in India. It is cultivated in 0.245 million hectares with the total production of 5.617 million metric tonnes and average productivity of 22.9 metric tonnes/hectare. Cabbage is used as salad, boiled vegetable and dehydrated vegetable as well as in cooked curries and pickles. Cabbage is rich in minerals and vitamins A, B1, B2 and C. Yield, returns and marketing costs and constraints of production and marketing data were collected from the sample farmer as well as from different market functionaries through the pre-tested schedule for the year 2016-17. The cost of cultivation, cost of production, net profit, and cost benefit ratio were worked out using standard cost and profitability concepts. The productivity of cabbage was higher in medium size group followed by small and large size group. The net return over cost C3 (total cost) observed higher in small size followed by medium and large size farm in cabbage. Family labor income was higher in small size group which tends to decline as per increase of farm size. The net return per farm was higher in small size group due to higher allocation of cabbage area and tends to decline as per increase of size farm.
