An Economic Analysis of Pigeonpea Seed Production Technology and Its Adoption Behavior: Indian Context

Table 4

Costs and returns in certified seed production of pigeonpea (/ha).

Sl.	Particulars	Amount ()	Percent
1	Human labour	12800	32.46
2	Bullock & machine labour	4846	12.29
3	Seed	981	2.49
4	Irrigation	400	1.01
5	Manures & fertilizers	3155	8.00
6	Plant protection chemicals	2703	6.85
7	Seed certification charges	1250	3.17
8	Interest on working capital	801	2.03
9	Total variable cost ()	26936	68.30
10	Total fixed cost ()	12500	31.70
11	Total cost	39436	100.00
12	Yield
a	Seed (q)	12.5
b	Rejected seed (q)	1.7
c	Byproduct (q)	31.0
13	Gross return ()	73300
14	Net return ()	33864
15	BC ratio	1.86