ECONOMICS OF FCV TOBACCO CULTIVATION ON MODELAND GENERAL VILLAGE FARMS IN WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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M. ROHINDRA KUMAR, G. V. CHALAM, I. BHAVANI DEVI AND B. RAVINDRA REDDY

Institute of Agribusiness Management, S.VAgricultural college Campus, Tirupati 517502

ABSTRACT

West Godavari is one of the leading districts of Andhra Pradesh in the production of FCV tobacco. Total human labour was
211.32 and 237.10 man days per hectare on FCV tobacco model village farms and general village farms respectively. On an average the total cost of cultivation per hectare of FCV tobacco was Rs.205906.58 on model village farms and Rs.228749.84 on general village farms. Net income realized was higher on model village farms with Rs.72493.42 as against with Rs.35750.16 on general village farms.

KEY WORDS: Model villages, general villages, FCV tobacco.

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