Economic Analysis of Production and Marketing of Chrysanthemum Flower Crop in Western Maharashtra

The per hectare cost of cultivation of was Chrysanthemum 86741.25 comprising family human labour (29.73 per cent), rental value of land (26.32 per cent) followed by hired human labour (10.33 per cent), seed cost (7.8 per cent), irrigation (3.89 per cent) and fertilizers (3.31 per cent), respectively. Per hectare gross return and net profit was 294986.16 and 08244.91 respectively. The benefit cost ration ratio was 1.57 and per quintal cost of cultivation was found to be 3224.38. The marketing cost on account of packing charges, commission and transport were the major. The Chrysanthemum cultivation is most profitable to the cultivators of Western Maharashtra.