An economic analysis of aromatic rice in Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh

The present study is based on an economic analysis of production and marketing of aromatic rice with the following objectives: To work out the cost and returns of aromatic rice in the study area. The present study was conducted in Balrampur district of northern hills of Chhattisgarh. Out of six blocks of the district, three blocks, namely Balrampur, Shankargarh, and Kusmi were selected randomly for the study. A sample of one hundred fifty farmers was selected for the study. The primary data from the farmers has been collected through personal interview method with the help of well-designed schedule for the year 2014–15. The canal was observed as a major source of irrigation. The average cropping intensity was observed 137.24 percent. The average size of holding of aromatic rice growers was 2.25 hectares. On an average the cost of cultivation per hectare of Jeeraphool variety of aromatic rice were calculated at 35236.04. Among different cost items contribution of total labour cost was 54.85 percent to the total cost in the case of Jeeraphool variety of aromatic rice, which indicate that the contribution of labour is very high in cost of cultivation of these variety. Gross income for Jeeraphool variety was found to be 64089.20. On an average input-output ratio of aromatic rice varieties that is, Jeeraphool came to 1: 1.81. The study suggested that Irrigation facilities are to be developed in the proper way so that farmers can adopt improved technologies with assured irrigation facilities.