Economic Analysis of Basmati and Non-basmati Rice Production in Jammu District of Jammu & Kashmir

Abstract

The study is an effort towards comparing the economics of two major crops (basmati and non-basmati rice) of Jammu district of Jammu & Kashmir UT.It is based on primary data collected from 60 basmati and 40 nonbasmati growers of Jammu district purposively selected owing to its higher concentration of area under the crop.The study revealed that although the total cost of basmati and non-basmati rice cultivation were almost equivalent, there was a striking difference in the net returns obtained from both the categories owing to higher price realized by basmati as compared to non-basmati rice.The results become more evident from the values of the B-C ratio which were higher for basmati across all farm-size categories as well as for overall.Hence, the government can work towards promotion of the crop in the state with improved mechanization, better agronomic practices, high yielding varieties as well as making the farmers aware regarding sanitary and phytosanitary measures and pesticide residue limits to tap the opportunities provided by the global market.