Techno-economic Evaluation of Greenhouse and Greenhouse with Shadenet for Off-season Cucumber Cultivation in Coastal Climate of Orissa

An experiment was conducted during winter 2002–03 and 2003–04 in a semi-cylindrical greenhouse and greenhouse with shadenet of size 4m x 12m each for cultivation of cucumber at Bhubaneswar in coastal Orissa. The greenhouse and greenhouse with shadenet was evaluated in terms of its techno-economic analysis, which was carried out by using different economic indicators such as net present worth (NPW), benefit cost ratio (BCR), internal rate of return (IRR) and Pay Back Period (PBP) and compared with open field cultivation. The net present worth of investment made on greenhouse and greenhouse with shadenet for cultivation of cucumber was Rs. 61,895 and Rs. 72,574 as compared to Rs. 6,244 when grown in the open field. The benefit cost ratio for greenhouse and greenhouse with shadenet was 2.56 and 2.75 respectively and 1.26 for open field cultivation. The internal rate of return for greenhouse and greenhouse with shadenet was 55 and 60 per cent respectively and 39 per cent for open field cultivation. The pay back period for cucumber under greenhouse and greenhouse with shadenet was 5 years. It was observed that, techno-economically; cultivation of cucumber in winter under greenhouse and greenhouse with shadenet will be acceptable by the farmers of Orissa.