An Economic Analysis on Production of Betel Vine in Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu
K. N. Sathya *
Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore- 641003, Tamil Nadu, India.
N. Venkatesa Palanichamy
Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore- 641003, Tamil Nadu, India.
A. Rohini
Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore- 641003, Tamil Nadu, India.
R. Pangayar Selvi
Department of Physical Sciences & IT, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore -641003, Tamil Nadu, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This study mainly focused on the betel vine production and constraints faced by the farmers.The analysis findings would shed information on the production of betel vine cultivation costs and returns, as well as the constraints faced by farmers and it was graded using Garett's ranking technique. The cost and return of the betel vine farm per acre was worked out to ₹3. 37 lakh/acre and the average gross return was Rs 8 lakh/acre. The result of the study indicates that betel vine cultivation is highly profitable and the benefit cost ratio 2.3.Even the assistances offered by the government are insufficient, farmer is not getting any financial support and there is no research center for this crop. Disease and pest infestation were the biggest problems in the production of betel vine, followed by non availability of labour because daily work in farm, a lack of healthy seed vine, and a lack of daily maintanenace. Price fluctuations is the major constraints faced in marketing because the price of the betel leaf is not same followed by non-availability of export promotional activity since it is a perishable commodity.
Keywords: Economic analysis of betel vine, production cost, constraints, garett’s ranking