Comparative Cost and Returns of Organic and Inorganic Farming of Wheat in Southern Rajasthan, India

Abstract

The study was conducted during Rabi season in year 2022 in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. The present study was undertaken for comparative cost and returns of organic and inorganic wheat farming in Rajasthan. Udaipur district of Rajasthan was selected based on highest organic cropped area under organic grower groups with the study area. One major crop of wheat was selected based on the highest proportion of area and production under organic farming in Udaipur. The 100 Wheat cultivating farmers comprising of 50 organic and 50 inorganic farmers were randomly selected from the Udaipur district. The economics of organic and inorganic wheat farming in cost and returns were calculated by taking variable cost only. On an average, the total operational cost per hectare of wheat farming was Rs. 43,330 on organic farm and Rs. 39,761 on inorganic farms. The productivity were higher in inorganic farms as compared to organic farms. The gross returns per ha of wheat cultivation in Udaipur were Rs. 1,34,401 and Rs. 1,21,224 respectively for organic and inorganic farming. The net income per hectare of organic wheat was on 91,070 and inorganic wheat was on Rs. 81,463 and the BCR of organic wheat farming was 3.10, while it was slightly lower at 3.04 in inorganic wheat farming.