ECONOMICS OF SEED PRODUCTION OF SELECTED FOOD GRAINS IN KARNATAKA
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2018-08-01
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
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The study examines the economics of seed production to compute the cost and returns and resource use efficiency across varieties in different crops of seed production. The present study was based on primary data collected from Mysuru and Chikkaballapura districts in Karnataka of the agricultural year 2016-2017. Sample of 30 farmers in each variety viz., IR-64 and Jyothi varieties of rice, BRG-1 and BRG-2 varieties of redgram and KBSH-44 and KBSH-53 hybrids of sunflower were selected. The per hectare cost of cultivation (Rs. 87,900), gross returns (Rs. 1,65,507) and net returns (Rs. 77,607) in
Jyothi variety was higher than IR-64 variety in which the cost of cultivation, gross returns and net returns were Rs. 85,509, Rs.1,53,631 and Rs. 67,809, respectively. Since Jyothi variety fetches high market rate, the study reveals that seed production of Jyothi variety is profitable. The per hectare cost of cultivation (Rs. 58,989), gross return (Rs. 92,935) and net return (Rs. 33,946) with yield of 15.4 quintals in BRG-1 variety was higher than BRG-2 variety. Hence, production of BRG-1 variety has resulted in a win-win situation with higher yield and increased returns. In case of sunflower, KBSH-44 found to be
superior than KBSH-53 realising gross returns of Rs. 1,90,890 and net returns of Rs. 87,941 with the yield 15.7 quintals, where as in case of KBSH-53 the gross returns and net returns were Rs. 1,78,460 and 75,131, respectively. The major benefits and constraints faced by seed producing farmers were assured market and non-availability of labour.