Cost and profitability of Rabi jowar cultivation in Marathwada region

This study examines the economics of rabi Jowar cultivation in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. In Analytical techniques, tabular analysis which includes mean, percentage, frequency and ratio were used. It is revealed from the study that in case of physical input and output there was negative relationship between human labour and farm size. There was no significant difference in the use of bullock labour and machine labour among different categories of farm. Per hectare item wise cost and their proportion to cost ‘C’ was Rs. 15,294.21 on overall farmer's field. In context of profitability of rabi Jowar, overall yield level was 15.52 quintal per ha. and in general gross income was Rs. 26,968. It is also revealed that cost ‘A’, Cost ‘B’ and cost ‘C’ decreased with the increase in farm size and the inputoutput ratios increased with the increase in farm size. Unit cost assessment at cost ‘A’, Cost ‘B’ and cost ‘C’ were Rs. 687.87, Rs. 888.18 and Rs. 985.45, respectively. This indicates that rabi Jowar is quite profitable for cultivation for all categories of farmers especially for the large farmers in Marathwada region.