AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MULBERRY CULTIVATION, COCOON PRODUCTION AND SILK REELING IN CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA
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2023-01-09
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The current study on the economic analysis of mulberry cultivation, cocoon production, and silk reeling in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka was based on the both secondary data (area under mulberry cultivation, production, and productivity of cocoon) and primary data (60 farmers and 10 silk reelers). Results on growth rate analysis revealed positive growth in area under mulberry cultivation (6.60 %), production (0.65 %) and productivity of silk cocoon (1.21%) in the Chikkaballapur district. Cost and returns analysis revealed that farmers incurred cost of Rs. 25,657/ acre/crop on mulberry cultivation and earned a net returns of Rs. 5,287 per crop. The resource use efficiency analysis using profitability ratio (MVP: MFC) revealed scope to increase the usage of fertilizer, FYM, and irrigation while there is a need to reduce human labour usage to optimize returns from mulberry cultivation. Due to the standardized managerial practices followed by the skilled farmers, the mean technical efficiency was very high (92 %).
The comparison between farmers who are producing cocoons with own mulberry leaves and farmers producing cocoons on purchased leaves revealed that mulberry growers realized higher net returns (Rs. 8,831/100 dfls) than those who produced cocoon on purchased leaves (Rs. 6,466/100 dfls). The expenditure of cottage basin reelers was found to be Rs. 2,11,246 and earned net returns of Rs. 22,178 per basin per month. The analysis of reelers preference for cocoon revealed that shape, price, size and weight were the important attributes influencing preference for the multivoltine cocoon.
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