R. DIVYA YADAV*, S. RAJESWARI, N.T. KRISHNA KISHORE AND B. RAMANA MURTHY

Institute of Agribusiness Management, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati

ABSTRACT

The present study aimed to estimate the costs and returns and to know the financial viability of papaya nurseries in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh during 2020-21. The primary data was collected from papaya nursery entrepreneurs randomly with pretested questionnaire. To workout the costs and returns simple averages and percentages were employed. Discounted measures like NPV, BCR and IRR were used to know the financial viability of investment on papaya nurseries. The results indicated that the nursery entrepreneurs have incurred the total costs of   ₹ 629340.00 for raising 1,00,000 saplings and realized net returns of ₹  315660. Net present worth ₹ ( 2710765.55), benefit : cost ratio (1.34) and internal rate of return (21.84%) at 8 per cent discount rate, shows that the investment on papaya nursery was financially viable.

KEYWORDS: costs, economic analysis, financial feasibility, papaya nurseries, returns.