Costs, returns and profitability of sugarcane with drip and surface irrigation in Pune district

Present study was designed to measure input use cost, return and profitability in sugarcane production of Pune district of Maharashtra state. In present investigation the sample of 64 sugarcane growers were selected from study area which input-output data collected based on annual cropping season in the year 2015-16. Use of nitrogen, phosphorous and potash was 315.33 kg, 145.04 kg and 144.77 kg on surface sugarcane farms, respectively. While use of nitrogen, phosphorous and potash was 194.81 kg, 90.52 kg and 90.40 kg, respectively on drip sugarcane farms. Use of irrigation was higher as 11620.24 cubic meters in surface sugarcane farm while that was 6553.68 cubic meters in drip sugarcane farm. Cost-C was highest Rs. 193177.47 on drip farm followed that of Rs. 164498.02 on surface farm. Returns from main produce were higher Rs. 360888.00 in drip sugarcane farm as compared with Rs. 242924.00 on surface sugarcane farm. The returns from by produce were higher Rs. 15402.00 in drip farms as compared with Rs. 11764.00 in surface sugarcane farms. Output-input ratio was higher as 1.95 on drip sugarcane farms than that of 1.55 on surface sugarcane farms, because production was greater on drip irrigation farm as compared to surface irrigation farm. Per tonne cost of sugarcane production was higher Rs. 2200.00 on surface sugarcane farms, while that was Rs. 1083.73 in drip sugarcane farms.