Year: 2017 | Month: March | Volume 62 | Issue 1
An Economic Appraisal of Strawberry Orchard in Meghalaya
DOI:10.5958/0976-4666.2017.00034.1
Abstract:
The present study was undertaken with a view to study the costs and returns of strawberry orchard in Meghalaya state. Three categories of strawberry orchard was selected for the investigation. The costs of cultivation of strawberry revealed to be higher with the size of the orchard, i.e., the total cost of cultivation in large category was found to be higher as compared to both of the small and medium category of strawberry cultivation. Similarly, the returns from the strawberry orchard was also revealed to be higher with higher of the strawberry orchard. Further, the benefit cost ratio of the categories proven that large categories are more beneficial irrespective to its investment. The pay-back period of strawberry cultivation indicate that large category takes minimum time to meet their expenditure as compared to the other categories of strawberry orchard. However, the constraints regarding the adaptation of strawberry cultivation shows that the unavailability of runners was the major problem for the farmers to adopt the crop. Whereas, the economics study of the crop indicated that strawberry fruit is very much profitable for the farmers and it is suggested that initiative through various channels from the line of government or organisation to encourage the farmers for strawberry cultivation which ultimate help to improve the economic condition of the state as a whole.
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