An Economic Analysis on Sugarcane Cultivation in Karnal District of Haryana, India

Abstract

Sugarcane is the important commercial crop of the country. India is the largest consumer of sugar in the world, and the second largest producer, after Brazil (India Sugar Trade Industry, 2013) and produces more of cane sugar and not beet sugar. The main objectives of the study are to examine the economics of sugarcane cultivation and to identity the major constraints faced by sugarcane cultivators. To fulfill the above said objectives both primary and secondary sources of data has been used in this research work. The researcher revealed that the cost of seeds and harvesting are high as a result the total cost of production is also high. The study also highlighted that shortage of labour, high wage rate of labour and low price are the important problems faced by the farmers of the study area.