Cost of cultivation and resource use efficiency of major rabi crops in vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

The present study has been made to work out the cost of cultivation, resource use efficiency, profitability and constraints of wheat and chickpea production in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh. The study is based on primary data, collected from 40 wheat and 40 chickpea cultivators in Vidisha district through interview schedule. The cost of cultivation of wheat was found higher (Rs. 28037.18/ha) in comparison to chickpea (Rs. 23899.00/ha). The variable cost was 57.86% and 55.46% of the total cost of wheat and chickpea cultivation, respectively. The Cost A1 was 56.87% and 55.15% of the total cost of wheat and chickpea, respectively. The family labour and seed have a positive and significant impact on the productivity of wheat. The only fertilizer has a positive and significant impact on the productivity of chickpea. The 0.554 and 0.616 return to scale from the cultivation of wheat and chickpea respectively shows decreasing return to level. The gross income, net income, farm business income, farm investment income, contribution margin, margin safety, break even point and benefit cost ratio of wheat were higher in comparison to chickpea. The benefit-cost ratio was higher in wheat (1: 2.18) compared to chickpea (1: 1.97).