An economic analysis of wheat production in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh

Economic analysis of wheat production

Abstract

       One of the major cereals grown in India is Wheat that plays a crucial role in providing food security as well as offering an avenue of livelihood to farmers. The economic aspect of the Wheat crop in study area in respect to different farm-size groups in district of Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh was studied during agricultural year 2024-25. A sample of 60 Wheat growers was drawn from five villages of Ajitmal block of Auraiya district. They were classified into three groups of farms such as marginal, small and medium according to farm sizes of the holdings. Primary data were collected from the selected farmers by personal interviews with the help of pre tested schedules. The average farm size was 0.966 ha of overall farms whereas it varied from 3.142  ha, 1.329 ha, 0.508 ha to different farm-size groups, i.e medium, small, and marginal, etc. Overall the investment on farm assets found to be as on average Rs. 2,62,139.19 per hectare. Cost of Wheat cultivation on an average was found to be Rs. 70,963.32 per hectare, whereas average gross income and net income per hectare were estimated at Rs. 99,846.63 and 28,883.31 respective. Highest per hectare net income observed Rs. 30092.17.  on small farms followed by Rs. 28966.65 and Rs. 27953.76 on marginal and medium farms respectively. Average gross produce (yield) per hectare was found to be 41.42 qt per hectare, while for different groups it varied from 41.81, 42.48 and 40.31qt per hectare.. Similarly ratio of gross returns over cost 'C3' was 1:1.40 for overall farmers and for different groups, was 1:1.40, 1:1.41 and 1:1.40 (Cost 'C3' based) respectively. The finding reveals that wheat cultivation is profitable even after high input costs in the study area, so efforts should be done to promote for increase in its returns through use of best technologies.