An Assessment of Economic Gains of Of-season Vegetable Production in Faisalabad, Pakistan. | [Sarhad Journal of Agriculture • 2019]

Author(s):

1. Zara Ahmad: Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

2. Fazli Rabbi: Department of Economics and Development Studies, University of Swat, KPK, Pakistan

3. Muhammad Zamin: Department of Agriculture University of Swabi, KPK, Pakistan

4. Bushra Kiran: Department of Economics and Development Studies, University of Swat, KPK, Pakistan

5. Tariq Shah: Department of Economics and Development Studies, University of Swat, KPK, Pakistan

6. Shahzad Kouser: Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract:

This paper empirically quantifies vegetable production (of-season and on-season) in terms of economic returns. The data on bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) is considered for analysis. The primary data was collected from a sample of 110 farmers in the district of Faisal Abad, Punjab Pakistan.The data was analysed using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique. The results show that there is a significant diference between the on-season and of-season application of pesticides to bitter guard crop. The results clearly reveal that bitter guards' yield is significantly higher in the of-season than on-season. It was also found that of-season bitter guard fetches 66% higher price in the market than on-season bitter guard. The analysis also revealed that the cost of pesticides is 43% higher for on-season bitter gourd production than the of-season. The findings also indicate that the cost of fertilisers for the on-season crop was 14% less than the cost of the of-season. On the contrary, the cost of irrigation was 71% higher during on-season than the cost of irrigation in the of-season. Similarly, the cost of seed for on-season bitter guard production is 10% higher than the cost of seed for the of-season. It is concluded that of-season vegetable production is more profitable than on-season vegetable production in Punjab, Pakistan. It is recommended that farmers may be facilitated by the relevant authorities for growing the of-season vegetable production. The farmers should be provided with the necessary requirements for of-season vegetable production to enhance farmer income and improve their socioeconomic status.

Page(s): 896-901

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Published: Journal: Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Volume: 35, Issue: 3, Year: 2019

Keywords:

Yield comparison , Economic gain , offseason vegetable , Bitter gourd Momordica charantia

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