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Introduction

The document outlines the cost of cultivation for litchi, emphasizing the long-term investment required for fruit farming. It details various expenses including planting materials, labor, fertilizers, irrigation, and harvesting. The objective is to calculate the total cost and potential returns, aiding financial institutions in assessing credit requirements for such enterprises.

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Introduction

The document outlines the cost of cultivation for litchi, emphasizing the long-term investment required for fruit farming. It details various expenses including planting materials, labor, fertilizers, irrigation, and harvesting. The objective is to calculate the total cost and potential returns, aiding financial institutions in assessing credit requirements for such enterprises.

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PRODUC

TION
ECONO
Introduction :- Cultivation of fruits is a long term venture and
MICSa high
requires OFearly investment. The performance of any
enterprise and as fruit growing is reflected by the cost of
LITCHI
production as the returns from each such studies are also useful
for banks and other financial agencies in estimating the credit

AFTER
requirement of an enterprise and informing their lending
policies.

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Objective :- To work-out the cost of cultivation of litchi. Items for
YEARS
calculating
plants)
the cost of cultivation of litchi/ha (8m × 8m : 156
Items for calculating cost of cultivation of litchi / ha (8m X 8m :156 plants)

Sl Items Cost (Rs.)


No
.

1. Cost of planting
material (based on
plant density)
2. Cleaning of
orchard (twice a
year) 8-man-days
each time, 16
man-days @Rs.
……./man-day
3. Cost of fertilizer
and manures

Farm Yard Manure


@50 kg/tree
Rs.------/50Kg.

N=600g, P=400g,
K=600g/tree/year
Urea @ Rs.16 for
1kg
SSP @ Rs.28 for
1kg
MOP @ Rs.15 for
1kg
4. Application of
fertilizers.
8-man-days/splits,
2 splits.
16-man-days@
Rs.150-300/
man-day
5. Cost of irrigation 6
irrigation/year
Each irrigation
20hrs@ Rs100-
150/
hour.
6. Cost of one
ploughing by
power tiller 8
hours @
Rs300/hour
7. Cost of
insecticides (2
sprays) 3 l/ spray,
6 l insecticides @
Rs. 1050/L
8. Spraying of
insecticides (2
spray) 4 man-days
X 2 =8 man-days
@ Rs. 150/ man-
day
9. Cost of harvesting,
shorting &
packing. 50 man-
days per hectare
@ Rs. 350-500/
man-day
10 Intercropping Cost
. (Upto 4 years)
11 Intercropping
. Return
(I)
12 Cost of Cultivation
. (Yearly)
13 Total Cost of
. Cultivation (A)
Yield: Average
yield per tree:
80kg/ tree

Average yield per


hectare: 80 X
156= 12480kg

Net return: A – B =
Cost benefit ratio
(net return per
rupee of
investment)
Sale value of fruits: Rs. .........per kg (B)

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