Department of Agricultural Economics and Agri Business Management, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Deemed University, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India-211 007
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Online published on 13 August, 2013.
The study was carried out on economics of papaya production in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh, India; found that the cultivation of papaya (variety Pusa Delicious) comparatively more profitable than the wheat, paddy, pulses and coarse grains. It requires less care and practices than the other field crops. It is also highlighted that Papaya is the most profitable fruits crops for the Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh, India and referred for the year -2011-12.
The favorable temperature for best growth is between approximately 19° C to 23° C. The cost –benefit ratio of papaya was worked out by dividing the present worth of cost witch is to be 3.06. Since the ratio is greater than unity; the investment in financially justified. The internal rate of return (IRR) is the present study was worked out 30.05.
Production, economics, papaya, production, cost and net income
