Vol. 10, Special Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Gandalam Jessica, AN Ratnaparkhe and Dr. JP Yadav

Abstract:
The study is based on comparative economics of Zero budget natural farming VS Conventional farming in paddy crop rice in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. The primary data related to cost and returns of paddy crop was collected from 120 paddy farmers of six villages of Kurnool district using Random Sampling technique. The objective of the study was to compare the costs and returns in both the methods of farming in Paddy. The results revealed that the per hectare cost of cultivation was less in ZBNF method as compared to Conventional method i.e., Rs. 76633.64 and Rs. 82760.22, respectively. The gross value observed in ZBNF method was Rs. 125575.46 which was more compared to that of conventional method i.e., Rs.115548.98. The average benefit cost ratio was estimated to be 1.64 in ZBNF method and 1.40 in Conventional method. It can be concluded that ZBNF method was profitable than Conventional method.