An Economic Analysis of Paddy Cultivation and Constraits in Surguja District of Chhattisgarh, India

Abstract

For the study, 150 farmers were selected at randomly from the Surguja district that covers the majority of Chhattisgarh's expanded area. In order to gather information about farmers from the previous year, primary data was gathered through direct farmer contact for questionnaires and interviews. Secondary data for the previous ten years was provided by many government agencies. Objective is to calculate the costs and return from the paddy crop in the study area. According to estimates, the total cost of paddy cultivation per hectare was Rs. 43584.81; this cost ranged from Rs. 41502.65 at marginal farms to Rs. 44466.62 at large farms. The cost-per-hectare for the sampled farms have been estimated to be Rs. 23430.04, Rs. 23430.04, Rs. 40829.91, Rs. 26584.81, Rs. 43584.80, and Rs. 47943.28 for Cost-A1, Cost-A2, Cost-B1, Cost-B2, Cost-C1, Cost-C2, and Cost-C3 overall. On an overall basis, the net income over Cost-A1, Cost-A2, Cost-B1, Cost-B2, Cost-C1, Cost-2, and Cost-C3 were calculated to be Rs. 95631.96, Rs. 95232.09, Rs. 78232.09, Rs. 92477.20, Rs. 75477.20, and Rs. 71118.72, respectively. The overall gross return was Rs. 141373.30 per hectare, the overall net income was Rs. 97788.49 per hectare, and the overall input-output ratio was 1:2.24 calculated in the study area. Because of the high land value, labor costs, high hybrid seed costs, chemical fertilizer, and other factors, rice cultivation in this region is expensive. Thus, it's critical to maintain the ecology by changing to an improved local variety of paddy and applying FYM and wormi compost in place of chemical fertilizers. Labour costs can be reduced through the use of machinery and technology.