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International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 12 (2020)
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Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.912.066

Economics of Ginger Production in Aurangabad District of Maharashtra

S. E. Shinde*, R. D. Shelke and G. M. Bodakhe

Department of Agricultural Economics, College Agriculture, Latur, India

*Corresponding author

ABSTRACT

The present study entitled, ‘Economics of production of Ginger in Aurangabad district of

Keywords Maharashtra’ is based on a sample of 90 Ginger growers drawn from Sillod and Kannad
tahsils of Aurangabad district. The study was based on both primary and secondary data.
Production of Primary data were collected through personal interview method from farmers, with the
ginger, Cost return, help of well-structured and pretested questionnaire exclusively designed for the study. The
Profitability of data collected from ginger growers by personal interview method with the help of
ginger
pretested interview schedule and pertaining for the year 2019-2020. The production was
132.21 quintal per hectare. Total gross returns from ginger cultivation was obtained
Article Info
652044.44 quintal per hectares. Total cost of cultivation was Rs. 299806.14. The share of
cost-A and cost-B in cost-C was Rs. 182399.89 and Rs. 291830.68 respectively in ginger
Accepted:
07 November 2020 cultivation. Farm business income Rs.469644.55, Family labour income Rs.360213.76 net
Available Online: profit Rs. 352238.3, the benefit-cost ratio was 2.1. Per quintal cost of production was Rs.
10 December 2020 2267.65. Net return in ginger production was high, hence the pre assigned hypothesis viz.
Ginger is profitable crop.

Introduction Use of ginger

Among all the spice crops ginger is one of the The aroma of ginger is pleasant and spicy and
principal spice crops not only in India but in the flavour penetrating, pungent, slightly
the entire world which gives valuable foreign biting due to antiseptic or pungent compounds
exchange for the country. India is the larger present in it. These properties make if
producer and exporter to more than 50 indispensable in the manufacture of a number
countries. of food products like ginger bread,
confectionery, gingerale, curry powders,
The scientific name of ginger is Zingiber certain curried meats, table sauces, in the
officinale. It belongs to Zingiberaceae family. pickling and in the manufacture of certain soft
Native from south eastern Asia. The plant drinks like cordials, ginger cocktail,
also known as shringavera. carbonated drinks, bitters, etc. Ginger is also
used for the manufacture of ginger oil,
oleoresin, essence, tinctures etc. Ginger
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preserved and ginger candy prepared from Cost-C: Cost-C = Cost ‘B’ + imputed value
green or fresh ginger are quite a favourite of of family labour.
many and in great demand.
Results and Discussion
Materials and Methods
Per hectare physical input and output of
The sampling technique followed was ginger farm
purposive Multistage sampling procedure was
Per hectare utilization of physical input and
adopted for selection of district, tehsils,
output in ginger cultivation is presented in
villages and the Ginger growers. The
Table 1 revealed that, 37.36 and 15.22 man-
sampling procedure adopted for the study is
days of hired male and family male labour
given below. At first stage Aurangabad
was utilized on ginger farm. Similarly 40.85
district was selected purposively selected. In
man days and 12.66 man days hired and
second stage two tehsils viz. Kannad and
family female labour was utilized. Average
Sillod was selected. In Third stage from each
3.3 pairs of bullock is used to perform various
tehsil three villages was selected. List of
operation of ginger and average 11.03 hours
farmer Ginger growers was collected from
machine labours was use on ginger farm for
revenue record of each village and from each
one hectare of ginger field.
village 15 cultivator’s growing Ginger will be
selected constituting a total sample size 90. The utilization of seed rhizome was 16.16
quintals for one hectares of ginger farm.
The study was based on both primary and Regarding the manures 3.18 tons of farm yard
secondary data. Primary data were collected manure was used in ginger production
through personal interview method from process. Ginger also utilized Biofertilizers,
farmers, with the help of well-structured and water soluble fertilizers and Chemical
pretested questionnaire exclusively designed fertilizers i.e. 91.24, 79.38 and 680.16 kg
for the study. The data collected from ginger were applied to ginger crop for one hectare of
growers by personal interview method with ginger farm. The use of plant protection
the help of pretested interview schedule and chemicals such as insecticides was 2.82 lit,
pertaining for the year 2019-2020. fungicides 2.88 lit and 3.39 lit of herbicides
for per hectares of ginger. The combined
Analytical tools effect of above inputs was reflected in output
and it is observed that per hectare 132.21
Estimation of costs and returns quintals total fresh ginger rhizomes has
harvested.
Cost A: Includes the costs on account of
hired human labour, bullock labour, Cost of cultivation of ginger farm
machinery charges, value of manures, value
of fertilizers, value of seedling, irrigation The information on various items of cost of
charges, plant protection charges, land cultivation of Ginger is presented in Table 2.
revenue, depreciation and repairs, interest on The data revealed that, per hectare total cost
working capital etc. of cultivation is worked out that cost-C was
Rs.299806.14 for Ginger cultivation, in which
Cost-B: Cost-B = Cost ‘A’ + rental value of the contribution of cost-A and cost-B was
land + interest on fixed capital. 60.83 per cent and 97.33 per cent
respectively.

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In different items of the expenditure, Rental constituting (6.24) per cent, Interest on
value of land worked out Rs.108640.70 working capital Rs. 20827.46 constituting
constituting (36.23) per cent of the total cost (6.54) per cent, irrigation charge Rs. 7499.11
which is, predominant because higher yield constituting (2.50) per cent, depreciation on
and prices of ginger. Among the material cost capital assets Rs. 1250.79 constituting (0.41)
contribution of rhizome material cost is per cent and land revenue Rs. 200.23
prominent one i.e. Rs. 54620.55 in production constituting (0.06) per cent of the total cost.
which is (18.21) per cent because cost of
rhizome is very high. Expenditure on labour cost, hired human
labour cost Rs. 21599.44, Family labour cost
Expenditure on Fertilizers was Rs.32424.87 Rs. 7759.99 machine labour cost Rs. 2235.55
which constituted (10.81) per cent, because to and bullock labour cost Rs. 1155 were the
increase the yield selected farmers use more cost collectively contributed (7.19) per cent,
fertilizers. In different items in working (2.57) per cent, (0.74) per cent, and (0.38) per
capital manure cost Rs. 21944.31 constituting cent of the total cost respectively.
(7.31) per cent, Plant Protection Rs. 18732.45

Table.1 Per hectare physical input and output of ginger farm (Unit/ha)

Sr. No. Particulars Unit Average

INPUT
1. Hired human labour man days
Male 37.36
Female 40.85
2. Family human labour man days
Male 15.22
Female 12.66
3. Bullock labour pair days 3.3
4. Machine labour hours 11.03
5. Rhizomes qtl 16.16
6. Manures ton 3.18
7. Fertilizer
Bio fertilizer kg 91.24
Water soluble kg 79.38
Chemical Fertilizer kg 680.16
8. Plant Protection
Insecticides lit 2.82
Fungicides lit 2.88
Herbicides lit 3.39
9. OUT PUT 132.21

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Table.2 Per hectare cost of cultivation of Ginger crop (Rs/ha)

Sr. No. Particular Amount Per cent

1. Hired human labour
Male 11530 3.84
Female 10069.44 3.35
2. Machine labour 2235.55 0.74
3. Bullock labour 1155 0.38
4. Rhizome 54620.55 18.21
5. Manure 21944.31 7.31
6. Fertilizer
Biofertilizer 7635.7 2.54
Water soluble 10463.22 3.48
Chemical fertilizer 14325.95 4.77
Sub total 32424.87 10.81
7. Plant protection
Insecticides 7952.82 2.65
Fungicides 5074.71 1.69
Herbicides 5704.92 1.90
Sub total 18732.45 6.24
8. Irrigation 7499.11 2.50
9. Working capital 160211..27 53.43
10. Interest on working capital @ 13% 20827.46 6.94
11. Land revenue 200.23 0.06
12. Depreciation @ 10 % 1250.79 0.41
13. Cost-A (Σ 1 to12) 182399.89 60.83
14. Rental value of land 108640.70 36.23
15. Interest on fixed capital @ 10% 790.09 0.26
16. Cost-B (Σ 13 to16) 291830.68 97.33
17. Family labour
Male 4586.66 1.52
Female 3173.33 1.05
18. Cost-C (Σ 16 to18) 299806.14 100

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Table.3 Per hectares profitability in Ginger production (Rs/ ha)

Sr. no. Particular Amount

1. Gross return 652044.44
2. Cost-A 182399.89
3. Cost-B 291830.68
4. Cost-C 299806.14
5. Farm business income 469644.55
(Gross return minus Cost-A)
6. Family labour income 360213.76
(Gross return minus Cost –B)
7. Net Profit 352238.3
(Gross return minus Cost-C)
8. Benefit- Cost ratio 2.1
(Gross return divided by Cost-C)
9. Per quintal cost of production 2267.65
(Cost-C divided total harvested fingers)

Profitability of ginger production Rs. 2.1 in ginger cultivation. Per quintal cost
of hence the pre assigned hypothesis viz.
Per hectare profitability of ginger crop was Ginger is profitable crop.
analyzed and present Table 3. It is revealed
that per hectares total gross returns from In conclusion the different items of the
ginger cultivation was obtained 652044.44 expenditure, Rental value of land worked out
quintal per hectares. While, total cost of (36.23) per cent of the total cost which is,
cultivation was Rs 299806.14. The share of predominant because higher yield and prices
cost-A and cost-B in cost-C was Rs. of ginger. Among the material cost
182399.89 and Rs. 291830.68 respectively in contribution of rhizome material cost is
ginger cultivation. prominent one in production which is (18.21)
per cent because cost of rhizome is very high.
The various measures of income were worked
out at particular cost level and are also Per hectare total cost of cultivation found that
presented in Table 3. Farm business income cost-C was Rs.299806.14 for Ginger
viz. gross return minus cost-A on the farm cultivation, in which the share of cost-A and
was Rs.469644.55. The farm business income cost-B was 60.83 per cent and 97.33 per cent
is more because of high cost of family human respectively. The contribution of cost-A and
labour. Family labour income i.e. gross cost-B in cost-C was Rs. 182399.89 and Rs.
return-minus cost-B was estimated to 291830.68 respectively in ginger cultivation.
Rs.360213.76 on ginger. The net profit i.e. Farm business income Rs.469644.55, Family
gross return minus cost-C was arrived at Rs. labour income Rs.360213.76 net profit Rs.
352238.3 in ginger. The benefit-cost ratio 352238.3, the benefit-cost ratio was 2.1. Per
indicates the return from each rupee quintal cost of production was Rs. 2267.65.
investment in Ginger cultivation. The results Net return in ginger production was high,
revealed that the B: C ratio viz. gross return hence the pre assigned hypothesis viz. Ginger
divided by cost- C obtained was 2.1 for ginger is profitable crop enterprise.
cultivation i.e. Spending Rs. 1, they got back

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Shinde, S. E., R. D. Shelke and Bodakhe, G. M. 2020. Economics of Ginger Production in

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