Estimation of cost and income structure of tomato grower in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

In India, Production of tomato is expected to be around 212.38 Lakh Tonne in 2023-24 (Second Advance Estimates) compared to around 204.25 Lakh tonnes in 2022-23, District Ballia is one of the highest producing districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh, which covered an area of 495 hectares and produced18347.55 Metric Tonnes with their productivity 370 quintal per hectare. (DHO, Ballia) The research title “Estimation of cost-income structure of tomato growers in Ballia District of Uttar Pradesh” has been under taken with following specific objectives are 1. To investigate the cropping pattern of across farms size.2. To determine the cost and income per hectare and input-output ratio of tomato cultivation of sample farms. The research study is related to primary data as well as secondly data had collected through pre structured schedule by personal interview with helps of farmers associated with production of tomato profitability. The secondary data were obtained farm book, journals, Internet, reports magazines, thesis and record of block and district profile and topic related various books, BBS, web site etc. A list of villages growing area of tomato crop was obtained of block official record and five villages gradually Maldepur, Nasirabad, Sagarpali, Darampur, Khoripakar taken were selected for the study. Thus 100 respondents were selected randomly; total number of samples was not equally distributed in to the farm size example 69 on marginal size group, 21 on small and 10 on medium group respectively. An overall average cost of cultivation of cost C3 is ₹69902.05 and the cost of cultivation per hectare was maximum at ₹72982.82 in medium size of farms followed by small and marginal at ₹68052.74and ₹68699.09 respectively. An overall average cost of production of input: out ratio of all size groups varies from 1:4.39 to1:2.09.