Economic analysis of vegetable cultivation under polyhouses in Haryana
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2015
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CCSHAU
Abstract
Vegetables are the main source of vitamins and minerals. The vegetables also offer better crop diversification and crop
intensification. During winter season under north Indian conditions, it is extremely difficult to grow capsicum, cucumber in open
field conditions; however various types of protected structures have been developed for growing some high value crops
continuously by providing favorable environment condition and giving protection from the excessive cold and this is called
polyhouse technology. The present study has made an attempt to have Economic analysis of vegetable cultivation under
polyhouses in Haryana with these objectives. 1. To study the present status of polyhouse cultivation in Haryana. 2. To compare
the economics of vegetable cultivation under polyhouse & open field conditions. 3. To identify the constraints and to assess the
prospects of vegetable cultivation under polyhouses. The present study was conducted in Karnal district of Haryana selected
purposely on the basis of maximum number of polyhouses in the state. Two blocks were selected randomly, i.e. Gharaundha and
Indri. Again, two villages from each block were selected on the basis of predominance of vegetable cultivation both under
polyhouses & open field conditions. Ten respondent farmers each under polyhouses & open field conditions were randomly
selected from each village, thus making a total sample of 80 respondents. On the basis of the nature of the data, simple statistical
tools like averages and percentage were used to compare, contrast and interpret results properly. The primary data for the
agriculture year 2013-14 were collected by survey method by conducting personal interviews of the selected farmers with the
help of specially designed schedule. The overall findings reveal that in polyhouses, farmers adopted three cropping pattern R1,
R2 and R3 i.e. tomato-cucumber (R1), capsicum-cucumber (R2) and cucumber-cucumber-cucumber (R3) respectively. The cost
of cultivation for R1, R2 and R3 were ₹607720.36, ₹581816.43 and ₹849876.2 per acre respectively. In comparative economics
analysis the cost of cultivation of selected vegetables tomato, capsicum and cucumber under polyhouses were higher as compared
to open field conditions by ₹206816.90, ₹246564.40 and ₹185651 per acre respectively. The net retunes from polyhouses were
higher as compared to open field conditions by ₹51097.54, ₹124870.01 and ₹97138.68 per acre respectively. The results of the
study revealed that the vegetables cultivation under polyhouses have contributed to the yield significantly. The major constraint
reported by the respondent farmers were short life of polyethylene sheet, infestation of insect, nematodes & diseases, high cost of
fertilizers and seeds. The constraints in the marketing of vegetable were lack of minimum support price, high price fluctuations,
lack of market information and high cost of transportation.
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Costs, Tillage equipment, Land resources, Crops, Productivity, Manpower, Vegetables, Cucumbers, Economics, Planting