1Office of the Assistant Director of Horticulture, Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan, Barmer, India
2Department of Agricultural Economics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
3Narayan Institute of Agricultural Sciences, GNSU, Sasaram, Bihar, India
*Corresponding author: anoopmangalasseri@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0846-6385)
Online Published on 25 October, 2023.
Cumin is one of the most popular seed spice crops of India. Present paper looks into the cost of cultivation, efficiency of use of resources and the constraints in cumin production in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. Using CACP cost concepts, the average cost of cultivation (C3) per hectare of cumin was found as 46232.21. To estimate resource use efficiency, a log-linear (Cobb-Douglas) form of production function was used. Inputs like human labour, plant protection chemicals, and manure were found underutilized. Poor economic conditions of the farmers were found as a prime constraint. Lack of improved varieties of cumin seed was another major constraint faced by the respondents. The study emphasised on the need for institutional support to address capital constraints of farmers, lack of quality seeds, and lack of regulated markets.
Average cost of cultivation (C3) of Cumin in Jodhpur was found as 46232.21/ha.
Inputs like human labour, plant protection chemicals and manure were found underutilized.
Cost of Cultivation, Cumin, Resource Use Efficiency
