Economic Analysis of Black Rice Production in Manipur
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Author: Lh Changde Catherine , Deepak Bhagat and K.C. Talukdar
Author Address: Research Scholar , Associate Professor , Department of Management, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Tura Campus, Chasingre, West Garo Hills, Tura-794002 (Meghalaya) and Professor (Retired ) , Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013 (Assam)
Keywords: Black rice, commercialisation, cost analysis, returns
JEL Codes: O13, Q12, Q13, Q14
Abstract
The study was conducted on Manipur Organic Mission Agency (MOMA) assisted farmers in four valley districts of Manipur viz. Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur and undivided Thoubal to determine the cost-benefit ratio of black rice production. The cost of cultivation was found to be 119315.98 in Imphal East, 138285.53 in Imphal West, 117816.90 in Bishnupur and 119895.60 in Thoubal districts per ha with a gross return of 164814.00, 225600.00, 164010.00 and 171600.00 respectively. The benefit-cost ratio was found to be more than one, revealing that the cultivation of black rice can be lucrative. Though the farmers were cultivating black rice on a marginal piece of land compared to regular rice, the results obtained a benefit ratio ranging from 1.81 to 3.82, suggesting that they can also go for large-scale cultivation of black rice with the commercial objective.
Description
Indian Journal of Economics and Development
Volume 19 No. 1, 2023, 250-255
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED/22443
NAAS Score: 5.15 (2023)
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