Mahendra Kumar Deshmukh and K.N.S. Banafar
Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi
Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur Chhattisgarh- 492012
Email: deshmukh2020@gmail.com
Abstract: The present study was conducted in the Rajnandgaon districts of Chhattisgarh. Sixty farmers were selected randomly from three villages namely Ghumka, Botepar and Gidhwa. The primary data were collected for the year 2006-07. The major findings of this study revealed that the average size of holding of the sample households was 3.34 hectares. Production performance of soybean (during 1991-92 to 2006-07) was observed positive and significant growth in Rajnandgaon district as well as Chhattisgarh state. This was mainly due to positive and significant growth in area and production of soybean. Soybean and paddy were the major crops in the study area. On an average the cost of production of soybean calculated as Rs.777.76. Cost of production per quintal of soybean shows decreasing trend with increase in farm size where as cost of cultivation increase with increase in the farm size. Per hectare soybean production and input -output ratio increases with increase in farm size.
Keywords: Production, Economics, Soybean
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