Costs and returns of mungbean in the Nagaur District of Rajasthan

The present investigation was undertaken with a view to work out the costs of and returns from mungbean in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan. A random sample of 100 mungbean cultivators was selected for the study. Both primary and secondary data were used for the study. The primary data were collected from the selected mungbean cultivators, using personal interview method on pre-structured data schedule for the year 2015-16. On the selected farmers an average total cost of cultivation (cost C₃) per hectare of mungbean was 31776.07 on large farms and 32092.8 on marginal farms. Overall gross income, family labour income, farm business income, net profit and cost of production were estimated at 50901, 26370, 36526, 21889 per hectare and 4534 per quintal. Return per rupee from mungbean cultivation was 1.77 per rupee invested on large farms and 1.45 per rupee invested on small sized farms with overall per rupee returns of 1.60.

• An average total cost of cultivation per hectare of mungbean was lower on large farms while return per rupee was higher on large farms than small farms.