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Research Article

Economic Viability of Cucumber Cultivation in Greenhouses

Author(s) : KOMAL MALIK *

Published In : International Journal of Business and Management Research (IJBMR)        Volume-5, issue 3

Publisher : FOREX Publication

Published : 30 September 2017

e-ISSN :2347-4696

Page(s) : 1-3

DOI: doi.org/10.37391/IJBMR.050301

Abstract

With the help of the present study an endeavor has been recuperate to analyze the cost and return structure of cucumber cultivation in greenhouses in Haryana. The study has been conducted with the objective to evaluate the benefit cost ratio and to analyze the major constraints faced by the farmers during cucumber cultivation in greenhouses. For conducting the present study multi-stage sampling technique was used in which among the first stage Sonipat district while in the second stage Gohana and Kharkhoda blocks were selected purposively. The sample for the study constitutes 50 farmers, 25 farmers from each block. The outcomes of the present study unveil that 1.43 is the benefit cost ratio for cucumber cultivation by farmers under greenhouse condition. Higher initial investment (86.17 %), lack of technical guidance (81.95 %) and high cost of pesticides and fertilizers (78.23 %) were the major production related problems faced by the respondent farmers

Keywords: Economic Viability, Cultivation, Greenhouses, sampling technique, investment




Komal Malik*, Assistant Professor, SGND Khalsa College, Delh; Email: komalmalikeco@gmail.com

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Komal Malik (2017), Economic Viability of Cucumber Cultivation in Greenhouses . IJBMR 5(3), 1-3. DOI: 10.37391/IJBMR.050301.