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Indian Journal of Agriculture Business

Volume  7, Issue 2, July-December 2021, Pages 53-56
 

Original Article

Production Economics of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) in Doti District, Nepal

Sandesh Dahal1, Binod Adhikari2, Hari Poudel3, Anima Pokhrel4

1,2,3Department of Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, Nepal, 4Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Paklihawa Campus, Tribhuwan University, Rupandehi, Nepal

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijab.2454.7964.7221.2

Abstract

Ginger is one of the major spice crops that contribute substantially in rural people livelihood across the mid-hills of Nepal. Despite being a high-value crop, it is cultivated at a subsistence level and hence the farmers are less benefited than expected. So, a study was conducted to investigate the economics of ginger farming in Doti district. A total of 60 respondents were selected randomly from the purposive sampling frame of ginger growers in Jorayal rural municipality. A semi-structured questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Key Informant Interview (KII), and field observations were used to obtain primary data. And published documents from governmental and non-governmental organizations were used as secondary sources of data. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS and MS-Excel. The findings revealed that the average area under ginger cultivation as 1.87 ropani with a productivity of 18.18 Mt/ha. The average cost of cultivation was found to be NRs 30669.65 with the B:C ratio of 1.63. The marketing margin of NRs 34.17 was observed with 59.88% of producer share in consumer price. Thus, ginger farming I Doti district was found to be profitable which needs to be commercialized


Keywords : Production cost; B:C ratio; Profit; Rural livelihood.
Corresponding Author : Sandesh Dahal, Department of Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, Nepal