An Economic Analysis of Production of Pearl Millet in Jaipur District of Rajasthan, India

Abstract

The present study entitled ‘An Economic Analysis of Production of Pearl Millet in Jaipur District of Rajasthan’ was carried out in 2022–2023 with a sample of 120 participants. The findings showed that Medium-sized farms had the highest percentage of respondents with a graduate degree, followed by Small(62.31%) and Marginal(42.75%) farms, and that Medium-sized(54.23%) farms had the highest percentage of illiterate people. In marginal size farms, the average area per hectare holding was 0.66 ha, in small size farms, it was 1.59 ha, and in medium size farms, it was 4.32 ha. The total cost of Pearl millet cultivation for marginal, small, and medium-sized farms was (Rs. 36010/ha),(Rs.35007/ha), and (Rs. 34223/ha), respectively. Medium-sized and small-sized farms saw excellent gross earnings per hectare (Rs51750/ha). The net returns per hectare obtained by small size farms were high (Rs. 50625/ha) as compared to marginal size farms (Rs. 49500/ha) and medium size farms (Rs. 13490/ha and Rs. 17525/ha), respectively. Compared to small and medium size farms (1:1.44 and 1:1.51), marginal size farms had the highest input-output ratio per hectare, and the marketable surplus for farmers in these three sizes was (6.73%, 21.73%, and 35.33%), correspondingly.