Vol. 8, Issue 8, Part L (2024)

Performance of rabi pulses in Chhattisgarh: A district level assessment

Author(s):

Data Ram Naik, VK Choudhary, Praveen Kumar Verma and Yogeshwari Sahu

Abstract:
The present study was conducted in the Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. In this study 20 to 30 percent of respondents were purposively selected from the total Rabi pulse growers in selected 12 villages and total 108 farmers were selected. The main aim of study was to examine the cost and returns of major pulses in rabi season. The primary data was collected in the cropping year 2023-24 from sampled households through the personal interview method. The average farm size of sample farmers was 2.79 hectares and the average cropping intensity was 151.11 percent. The Total cost accounted 32517.49 Rs./ha share in the cost of cultivation of moong and their production was 9.44 qt./ha. An estimated the total cost of moong production was 3449.68 Rs./qt. The gross income and net income of moong was 73351.38 and 40833.88 Rs./ha. respectively. Overall, the ratio of input to production of moong was 2.25. Urd was reported to have an overall total cost of 27385.31 Rs./ha. and their total production was 7.40 qt./ha. An estimated the total cost of urd production was 3709.79 Rs./qt. The gross income and net income of urd was 60493.84 and 33108.53 Rs./ha. respectively. Overall, the ratio of input to production of urd was 2.20. The total cost of lathyrus was reported to have an 12178.07 Rs./ha. and their total production was 7.23 qt./ha. An estimated the total cost of lathyrus production was 1681.59 Rs./qt. The gross income and net income of lathyrus was 26400.14 and 14222.07 Rs./ha. respectively. Overall, the ratio of input to production of lathyrus was 2.18.

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How to cite this article:
Data Ram Naik, VK Choudhary, Praveen Kumar Verma and Yogeshwari Sahu. Performance of rabi pulses in Chhattisgarh: A district level assessment. Int. J. Adv. Biochem. Res. 2024;8(8):904-914. DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i8l.1902