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It is mainly due to scarcity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> water during summer seas<strong>on</strong>. Furthermore,<br />

majority <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the plots in the comm<strong>and</strong> area are not properly developed<br />

After presenting an overview <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the status <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> producti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> productivity<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> some <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the important crops <strong>and</strong> also incremental output purportedly arising<br />

out <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD related CAD programmes, an attempt has been<br />

made in what follows to examine the costs <strong>and</strong> returns from the cultivati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

paddy. a dominant crop in irrigati<strong>on</strong> comm<strong>and</strong>s in Kerala. The details are<br />

presented in table 6.11. The data presented in the table are based <strong>on</strong> the crop<br />

cutting expenments c<strong>on</strong>ducted by CADA am<strong>on</strong>g 255 cultivators r<strong>and</strong>omly<br />

selected from eight CAD projects during winter <strong>and</strong> summer 1993-94 <strong>and</strong><br />

autumn 1994-95 (C ADA. 1997). The costs include all paid out costs as c<strong>on</strong>tained<br />

by 'Cost A 5 • as used in the <strong>farm</strong> management studies. The output in value terms<br />

IS estimated uSing the <strong>farm</strong> harvest prices in the respective seas<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

Table 6.11: Cost Bene fi It AnalYSIS 0 fP a dd' I!rmte h CAD I projects m 'K era a<br />

Project<br />

I Yield Cost Income Net Income<br />

(Kg/acre.) (Rs'/ acre) (RsJ acre) (Rs'/ acre)<br />

BCR<br />

Malampuzha 1311 3096 5584 2489 0.80<br />

Walavar i 1365 3256 5998 2741 0.84<br />

Gayathri 1713 3600 7016 3416 0.95<br />

Pothundv 1949 3698 8383 4686 1.27<br />

Pecchi 876 3043 4177 1135 0.37<br />

Vazhani 979 3173 4806 1633 0.51<br />

Chalakudv 1166 3540 6170 2630 0.74<br />

Neyvar 1501 5125 7421 2296 0.45<br />

Mean 1357 3566 6194 2628 0.74<br />

Std. Dey. 360.88 675.68 1382.46 1083.47 0.29<br />

CV(%) 26.59 18.95 22.32 41.23 39.65<br />

Source Estimated from CADA (1997).<br />

5 Cost A Includes expenditur

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