Growth rate of cost of cultivation of soybean in Maharashtra States of India

In India, many states grow soybean crops but Madhya Pradesh has the first position in soybean-growing and it is also known as soya state. Maharashtra Rajasthan state a second third India. Three mainly Pradesh, Maharashtra, accounted for almost 90% of area under cultivation. The 5.91million hectares with total production 4.91million tonnes an average yield 831million kg/ha. cultivate 3.70 1.20 million 2.06 1.00 557 833 kg/ ha respectively (Agricultural statistical at glance 2016). Twenty years data were collected study. area, production, productivity, cost cultivation, gross income, factors affecting profitability by from secondary data. Secondary was different publications. analytical tools used absolute change, relative simple growth rate, compound rate coefficient variation. trend rates labour showed that more than 50 per cent costs incurred human labor followed machine bullock labour. constituted about 18 surprisingly much not substituted observed Pradesh. Decrease units cultivation one hectare land over study period shows marginal productivity increasing which desirable. Increase due to increase unit rate. decreasing during increasing. Trend major inputs indicated seed, fertilizers manures, plant protection chemicals irrigation Maharashtra. highest further depicted use pests disease management or incidence Followed by, charges increased indicating investment farmers quantity seed manures Similar resulting input costs. can be hybrid seed. manure having sufficient own farm makes farmer buy other sources. Therefore, there demand market. Which pushes market thereby price manures. fixed 9.39. All item had shown except revenue cesses taxes. Thus, Soybean 8.91 cent. Similarly, producing quintal 8.61 all components like costs, making invest same piece land.