Comparative analysis of profitability of major and minor crops in Pakistan

Abstract

Abstract this article is based on Pakistan's empirical data to analyze the profitability of major and minor crops for 1981-2018. The purpose of the paper was to analyze the pattern of average income per hectare of minor and major crops in Pakistan. The null hypothesis claimed that the average income per hectare of minor crops is equal to or less than the average income per hectare of major crops, in contrast to the alternative hypothesis that the average income per hectare of minor crops is higher than the average income per hectare of major crops. The result obtain on the basis of the analysis was 1.10, i.e. more than one, and came to the conclusion that the average income per hectare of minor crops is higher than the average income per hectare of major crops. The profitability of minor crops also dominated the crop sector. But some fluctuations were observed in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1992 and from 2004 to 2010, when the profitability of minor crops was lower than that of the major crops. In general, the profitability of small crops demonstrates a steady upward trend since 2011 and contributes to an increase in farmers' income.