Economic Analysis of Different Rice Verities Cultivated in Shahdadkot District of Sindh

Abstract

This research investigates the economic analysis of different rice varieties cultivated in district Kamber-Shahdadkot. Primary and secondary data sources were used for descriptive research, where multistage random sampling method was applied. Thus, from three Talukas, two Union Councils (UC) were randomly selected from each Taluka, where 20 respondents from each UC (120 in total) were personally interviewed. The results show that average age of the respondents was 30.82 years, where majority (49.67 percent) of them were illiterate. Results further show that, the findings of this study disclose that average input cost was incurred in rice production was estimated at Rs. 13955 per acre, average capital cost and market cost was estimated Rs. 34013.33 per acre. However, an average of physical productivity per acre of all verities was 76.49 mounds (40 kgs) rice grain and 8.24 bundles (Binds) of chuff in the study area. The highest physical productivity was estimated of Guard-53 variety of rice. The revenue productivity was estimated for Almas, Diamond, Guard-53, High-grow, IRRI-6, Pukhraj varieties was Rs. 293794.5, Rs. 305981, Rs. 323427, Rs. 301011, Rs. 213520 Rs. 288585 respectively. The highest benefit cost ratio and input out ratio of diamond variety was estimated, which was about 1:5.45 and 1:6.45 respectively. Through this research, it is calculated that the diamond variety was most profitable in the study area; therefore, farmers should cultivate profitable variety in order to maximize their profitability.