A Comparative Cost Analysis of Organic and Conventional Farming in Koraput District of Odisha

Siba Mohanty and Prasant Kumar Behera

Journal of Studies in Dynamics and Change (JSDC), ISSN: 2348-7038, 2022, vol. 9, issue 3, 9-24

Abstract: The paper is based on a comparative study of cost and production dynamics for organic and conventional farm practices in selected villages of Koraput district of Odisha. The data used in the paper were collected from 360 sample farm households in four blocks of the district; two dominated by organic mode of farming such as Koraput and Kundra and other two dominated by conventional farming namely Semiliguda and Nandapur. With the help of descriptive statistics, the paper finds higher costs in farming units using inorganic inputs than units adopting organic farming practices. Moreover, total marketable surplus, price of produce, sales proceeds, net return and profit margins are higher in case of organic farming. These findings not only substantiate the arguments in favour of organic farming, the paper also makes a case for proactive policies to encourage marginal and small farmers towards enabling them participate in the food economy in a better and rewarding manner.

Keywords: Comparative cost analysis; agricultural production; organic farming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 Q12 Q16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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