Bhavani Devi, I.Vijaya Prasad, P.2018-06-132018-06-131994D4785http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810052474The present study entitled ”Impact of sugar factory on farm income and employment in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh" was undertaken with the objectives of esti— mating progress of factory, costs and returns, labour em— ployment pattern, evaluating the resource use pattern and identifying the problems in sugarcane production, in both sugarcane farms and jaggery farms. The investigation was carried out in West Godavari district. Chagallu sugar factory with highest area under cane was purposively selected. Following the same crite— rion, two mandals and six villages, three from each mandal were selcted. All the sugarcane farmers in factory area were strati— fied into 2 size groups viz., small ( < 1 ha) and large (>1 ha) farmers. The size of the sample was 120 which included 60 sugarcane farmers and 60 jaggery farmers. Out of 60 farmers in each category 30 consisted of small and 30 consisted of large group. Tabular analysis was carried out to study the labour employment pattern, costs and returns, cost concepts, farm business measures and break even output on sugarcane and jaggery farms. Cobb—Douglas production function was employed to know the resource productivity and resource use efficiency on above said farms. An opinion survey was conducted to study the problems in sugarcane production. The comparative economics of sugarcane and jaggery farms is useful to assess the extent of impact of sugar factory on farm income and employment. The factory showed good progress in terms of area, cane crushed, price paid to the farmers and gross profits but negative trend in productivity (1962—1992). The assets structure was more on jaggery farms. The labour utilization was more on jaggery farms than sugarcane farms. The labour employment on jaggery farms was 473.50 and 350.12 mandays on plant and ratoon crops respec— tively. Cost of cultivation per hectare was more on large farms when compared to other groups in plant and ratoon crops of both sugarcane and jaggery farms. The cost of cultivation was more on jaggery farms than sugarcane farms owing to jaggery manufacturing expenses. It was Rs.51193.33 on plant and Rs. 41414.63 for ratoon crops respectively. All the cost concepts were highest on large farms for both the crops on sugarcane and jaggery farms. The net returns were found highest on large farms in lmll: [Ilnnl nun-I Inlmm «'ynlw vm HHIJrIH'nnn lrunul llmn 1.1:”w farms. They amounted to Rs.l6164.l6 on plant and Rs.18960.7l on ratoon crop respectively on sugarcane farms. Other farm income measures like family labour income, farm business income and farm investment income were found highest on large farms of both categories. The break even output increased with increase in size of the farm, but the percent margin of safety was more on large farms in plant and ratoon crop of both the farms. In sugarcane farms it was 53.97 and 62.27 on plant and ratoon crops where as on jaggery farms it was 57.25 and 58.23 for Plant and ratoon crops respectively. The results of production function analysis showed the sugarcane cultivation in the area was subject to constant returns to scale in plant crop of both sugarcane and jaggery farms and ratoon crop of sugarcane farms but decreasing returns to scale on jaggery ratoon farms. Further an over view of productivity of resources .ennullThesis