2024, Vol. 9, Special Issue 5
Economic impact of safflower variety PBNS-12 in Parbhani districts of Maharashtra
Author(s): Sandip K Kayande, Digamber S Perke, Tukaram B Munde and Prasad S Choudhari
Abstract: Safflower (
Carthamus tinctorius L.), originating from India, Afghanistan and Ethiopia is a versatile member of the Asteraceae family. It is a significant oilseed crop in India, ranking second among major oilseeds such as groundnut, sesame, mustard, linseed and sunflower. seed is a valuable alternative oil crop due to its high oil content, ranging from 24 to 36 percent, along with protein content of 11 to 17 percent, moisture content of 4 to 7 percent and linoleic acid content of 55 to 70 percent. A multistage sampling design was utilized for the selection of districts, tehsils, villages and safflower growers. In the initial stage, Parbhani district was purposively selected due to the extensive cultivation of the PBNS-12 safflower variety in this area. In second stage, six villages were selected randomly from the three selected tehsils i.e. two villages each from Parbhani, Selu and Gangakhed tahsils. The selection process was resulted in a total of 60 safflower growers and 60 non-growers from the six villages. The total sample size was 120. The result showed that the total cost for growers was Rs.24239.77 and non-growers was Rs.29828.36. The net profit for growers was higher than non-growers Rs. 18200.71 and Rs. 4978.04 respectively. The benefit cost ratio of grower and non-grower were 1.75 and 1.17 respectively.
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Sandip K Kayande, Digamber S Perke, Tukaram B Munde, Prasad S Choudhari. Economic impact of safflower variety PBNS-12 in Parbhani districts of Maharashtra. Int J Stat Appl Math 2024;9(5S):246-250.