Sarhad Journal of Agriculture · 2012 · 10 citations · 0 references
AgricultureAgricultural EconomicsAgronomyCrop ManagementCrop ProductionFarm ManagementAgricultural Land EconomicsAgricultural Production EconomicsAgricultural Production SystemsAgricultural Resource ManagementCrop Production EconomicsFarm Management EconomicsAgricultural VillagesFarm Production Cost AnalysisLand Rent DeterminationWheat Cultivation
The present study was designed to analyze the profi tability of wheat and berseem during June-July 2010 in district Peshawar. A total of 60 growers of wheat a nd berseem each were purposively selected from thre e villages of Union Council Palosi. 20 growers each were intervie wed from Palosi Tarlazai, Piran and Regi who grow bthe crops. A comprehensive questionnaire was designed t o collect data from these farmers. The cost of prod uction of wheat was Rs.27674 acr -1 . The land rent was highest (43.3%) in cost of prod uction of wheat followed by fertilizers (19.8%) and labor cost (16.4%). The total gross rev enue of wheat was Rs. 44278 acr -1 . The total cost of production of berseem was Rs. 23004 acr -1 . The rent of land was the highest (52.2%) in cost of production of berseem followed by fertilizer (farm yard manure and chemical fertil izer) (22.4%) and labor cost (14.7%). The gross re venue of berseem was Rs.45036 acr -1 . The results reveals that berseem is more profitab le in study area than wheat as having