Economic analysis of bottlegourd under organic and inorganic conditions in Haryana

The total vegetable area in Haryana is 4.43 lakh hectares, of which 0.24 lakh ha are devoted to bottlegourd. In 2018-19, bottllegourd contributed 3.83 lakh tonnes of the state's 73.05 lakh tonnes of total vegetable production. The main factor influencing the sustainability of an agricultural system is its economics. The two separate types of agricultural systems, organic and conventional, have different methods for managing farms and different prices for their products. Additionally, the conventional farming system is blamed for the environment's destruction while the organic farming method is praised for protecting the ecosystem. In order to compare the economics of producing bottlegourds in Haryana in two different ways, the current study was carried out. The research focuses on two districts, Sonipat and Hisar. For the study, 30 farmers from each district who were engaged in organic and conventional bottle farming at random were chosen. Data were gathered utilising the survey approach and an effective questionnaire. The overall cost of cultivation for inorganic bottlegourd per hectare in both districts was calculated to be greater than for organic bottlegourd. For Hisar and Sonipat district per hectare gross returns were estimated to be higher 1,61,040 and 1,65.615 for organic bottlegourd, respectively as compared to inorganic bottlegourd in Hisar 1,39,125 and Sonipat 1,45,803. It was discovered that organic farming has a better benefit: cost ratio. In Haryana, organic vegetable growing was therefore shown to be more profitable than conventional vegetable farming, according to this study.