Average variable costs | Improved variety seeds | Old variety |
---|---|---|
Rented land | 1,95,319.76 (36.7) | 1,60,852.71 (33.9) |
Land preparation | 72,994.71 (13.7) | 69,336.21 (14.6) |
Seed cost | 39,329.94 (7.4) | 54,504 (11.5) |
Fertilizer | 17,718.02 (3.3) | 5687.98 (1.2) |
Weeding | 93,546.51 (17.6) | 61,937.98 (13.07) |
Ridge | 8575.58 (1.6) | 2228.68 (0.5) |
Insecticides | 9898.55 (1.86) | 2029.07 (0.4) |
Other pesticides | 1482.55 (0.3) | 12,500 (2.6) |
Threshing and winnowing | 24,139.53 (4.5) | 27,074.61 (5.7) |
Harvesting cost | 4229.65 (0.7) | 8412.79 (1.7) |
Transport cost | 27,848.84 (5.2) | 26,346.89 (5.5) |
Security | 14,651.16 (2.7) | 17,461.24 (3.6) |
Grading | 6468.02 (1.2) | 10,218.02 (2.2) |
Packaging (bag and packaging) | 14,777.88 (2.7) | 15,294.89 (3.2) |
Total variable costs | 5,30,980.41 | 4,73,885.91 |