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K. VASANTHA*, B. APARNA, N. VANI AND G. MOHAN NAIDU
Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati.
The study was carried out during the year 2018-19. The purpose of selecting Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh for the study was, because of its highest area and production under Rabi jowar when compared to other districts. Probability proportionate sampling was employed to select the number of farmers from the selected villages and the total sample constitutes to 120. Human labour is the most influencing component among various factors involved in the production process. The total cost of cultivation of Rabi jowar per hectare was calculated as ` 53,657.14. Among the total costs 75.42 per cent was occupied by variable costs and remaining 24.57 per cent was occupied by fixed costs. Cultivation cost of Rabi jowar according to cost concepts were calculated and they were, cost A1 ` 35066.94, cost B1 ` 35919.14, cost B2 ` 47169.14, cost C1 ` 42404.14, cost C2 ` 53654.14 and finally cost C3 ` 59019.55. Gross returns from per hectare of Rabi jowar was ` 78,000 and net return was ` 24,342.86. Farm income measures were worked out per hectare of Rabi jowar. The farm business income was worked out as ` 42933.06. Family labour income and farm investment income were ` 30830.86 and ` 31082.65 respectively. When Returns per rupee of expenditure were worked out they stood at 0.41. Major constraint faced by farmer’s during cultivation of Rabi jowar was inadequate and untimely rainfall during the period of harvesting.
Cost concepts, Farm income measures, Net return, Rabi jowar.