IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/zib/zbfabm/v4y2023i2p66-70.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Profitability And Resource Use Efficiency Of Capsicum Production In Chitwan District, Nepal

Author

Listed:
  • Ashmita Bhatta

    (Faculty of Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU), Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal)

  • Aarati Badal

    (Faculty of Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU), Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal)

  • Ankit Ojha

    (Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, AFU, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal)

Abstract

Unavailability coupled with inefficient and inappropriate use of resources is culminating into diminishing profitability and efficiency of vegetable production. This study aimed to analyze cost of production and resource use efficiency of capsicum enterprise in Chitwan district of Nepal uses Cobb-Douglas production function analysis to investigate the effects of different inputs on the returns from capsicum enterprise. Besides, descriptive statistics and t-test were also used. Primary data was collected from 66 randomly selected capsicum producers in Rapti Municipality and Bharatpur Metropolitan City using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaires. The total cost of production of capsicum in Chitwan district is NRs. 1,067,075.65 per ha; labour accounting the most of it at 22.14%. Capsicum production is found to be a profitable enterprise (BCR≈2). The return from capsicum production is likely to increase through improvements in use of fertilizer and plant protection inputs. Similarly, plant protection, seed and fertilizers are underutilized while labour, land preparation and harvest inputs are overutilized. In light of these findings, it is suggested that resources need to be allocated optimally in suggested proportions to get maximum returns. Also, labour costs can be minimized by introduction of mechanization for intercultural operations.

Suggested Citation

  • Ashmita Bhatta & Aarati Badal & Ankit Ojha, 2023. "Profitability And Resource Use Efficiency Of Capsicum Production In Chitwan District, Nepal," Food & Agribusiness Management (FABM), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 4(2), pages 66-70, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbfabm:v:4:y:2023:i:2:p:66-70
    DOI: 10.26480/fabm.02.2023.66.70
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://fabm.org.my/archive/2fabm2023/2fabm2023-66-70.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.26480/fabm.02.2023.66.70?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:zib:zbfabm:v:4:y:2023:i:2:p:66-70. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Zibeline International Publishing The email address of this maintainer does not seem to be valid anymore. Please ask Zibeline International Publishing to update the entry or send us the correct address (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://fabm.org.my/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.