Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

The study is an attempt to examine “An Economic Analysis of Production of Onion in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh” with the help of some specific objective to examine the growth rate & instability in area, production and productivity of Onion in Rajnandgaon district as well as in Chhattisgarh State, to work out the cost and returns in Onion cultivation, etc.

The study is based on primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected from the selected onion growers through interview schedule and secondary data were collected from various published source from government offices. The average total operation area was observed to be 2.59 ha and the average cropping intensity was found to be 189.96 per cent. The study analyzed CGR and Instability of area, production and productivity of onion in Chhattisgarh and Rajnandgaon district, for the period 2006-07 to 2020-21 by using secondary data. Compound growth rates of area, production, and productivity in Chhattisgarh are 10.43 percent, 11.08 percent, and 0.58 percent, respectively and Rajnandgaon were found to be 4.66 percent, 7.48 percent, and 2.69 percent, respectively and instability index in Chhattisgarh area, production, and productivity were found to be 17.89 percent, 16.18 percent, and 5.62 percent, respectively and Rajnandgaon were found to be 31.43 percent, 43.32 percent, and 27.80 percent, respectively. The study revealed that, per hectare cost of cultivation at various farm size was observed as Rs. 54567.81/ha, Rs. 58707.80/ha, Rs. 61079.30/ha and Rs. 65499.10/ha for marginal, small, medium and large farmer’s respectively. Per quintal cost of production of onion were Rs. 340.51, 360.72, and 359.58 respectively. Net profit cost for onion were Rs. 135328.40/ha, Rs. 134151/ha, Rs. 143238/ha and Rs. 150349/ha respectively. Benefit- cost Ratio of 1:2.48, 1:2.29, 1:2.35 and 1:2.30 on invest of one rupee, while input-output ratio of marginal, small, medium and large farmers were 1:3.48, 1: 3.29, 1:3.35 and 1:3.30 respectively.