Economic Analysis of Banana Production under Contract Farming in Sindh Pakistan

Abstract

The result indicated that each selected banana farmers in study area on average per farm spent a sum of Rs.21334.00. This included Rs.4500.00 for loading, Rs.12334.00 for transportation and Rs.4500.00 of unloading respectively in the study area. The total cost of production of Rs.158581.00 this included Rs.88300.00, Rs.20100.00, Rs.28847.00 and Rs.21334.00 on fixed cost, labour costs, Capital Inputs and marketing costs respectively in the study area. The banana grower obtained per acre143 mounds on an average and revenue Rs.1750.00 mounds on an average and  per acre earned of Rs. 250250.00 that obtained by the grower of banana. Thus the banana growers on an average per acre earned during study, Rs.91669.00 on net income, Rs.250250.00 on gross income and Rs.158581.00 on total expenditure in the study area. An average per acre gross income Rs.250250.00 and total expenditure is Rs.158581.00 in the study area therefore they availed input output ratio of 1:1.57 from banana growing in the study area. The selected banana growers on a net income per acre earned Rs.91669.00 and total expenditure Rs.158581.00 in the study area therefore they availed input output ratio of 1:0.57 from banana growing in the study area.

Keywords: Banana, Capital Inputs, gross income, total expenditure, Capital Inputs, Sindh