An Economic Analysis of Sorghum Seed Production: A Profitable Enterprise for Farmers

Kumar, V. and Bahukhandi, D. and Wasnik, V.K. (2017) An Economic Analysis of Sorghum Seed Production: A Profitable Enterprise for Farmers. Agro Economist - An International Journal, 4 (1). pp. 11-14.

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Abstract

Sorghum is an important fodder crop of summer and rainy season and suitable for silage making. It is the fast growing crop and can provide two-three fodder cuttings. the economics of sorghum seed production crop (cv. MP Chari) was analysed for the period Kharif 2010-11, Kharif 2011-12 and Kharif 2012-13 in IGFRI, Jhansi to inform the farmers about the profitability of seed production process. The highest cost was incurred on harvesting and pooling of mature crop. The average total expenditure incurred on that was 4933.3 and it was 17.28 percent of total cost.....

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Economic analysis, Sorghum seed production, Cost of cultivation, Benefit- cost ratio
Author Affiliation:	Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Subjects:	Plant Production
Divisions:	Sorghum
Depositing User:	Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2017 08:43
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2017 08:43
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2394-8159.2017.00003.2
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15200

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