ECONOMICS OF PASSION FRUIT PRODUCTION
The tentative economics of passion fruit production is furnished below assuming that the economic life span of the crop is five years. The estimated total expenditure for first year is 1, 92 thousand and around 40 thousand for the succeeding years. The yield is assumed to be around three tons during first year increasing around 10 tons per hectare during 3rd year and slowly declining to 5 tons per hectare during fifth year. At an average price of ₹ 30/kg, the income from fruit during the first year is 90 thousand increasing to 3 lakh during third year and declining to 1.5 lakh during fifth year.
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Economics of passion fruit production |
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Sl. No |
ITEMS |
EXPENSES PER HECTARE (₹) |
Total (₹) |
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I st year |
II nd year |
III rd year |
IV th year |
Vth year |
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A. LABOUR REQUIREMENT |
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1 |
Land preparation & planting |
10000 |
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10000 |
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2 |
Trellis preparation |
6000 |
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6000 |
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3 |
Manuring |
3000 |
3000 |
3000 |
3000 |
3000 |
15000 |
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4 |
Weeding |
4000 |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
12000 |
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5 |
Plant protection |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
10000 |
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6 |
Harvesting & marketing |
7000 |
12000 |
15000 |
13000 |
10000 |
57000 |
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TOTAL |
32000 |
19000 |
22000 |
20000 |
17000 |
110000 |
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B. INPUT COST |
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1 |
Trellis materials |
140000 |
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140000 |
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2 |
Planting material |
4000 |
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4000 |
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3 |
Organic manure |
5000 |
10000 |
10000 |
10000 |
10000 |
45000 |
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4 |
Chemical fertilizers |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
20000 |
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5 |
Plant protection chemicals |
3000 |
3000 |
3000 |
3000 |
3000 |
15000 |
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6 |
Tools, implements etc |
4000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
8000 |
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TOTAL |
160000 |
18000 |
18000 |
18000 |
18000 |
232000 |
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TOTAL EXPENDITURE |
192000 |
37000 |
40000 |
38000 |
35000 |
342000 |
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C. YIELD/INCOME |
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1 |
Fruit yield (kg) |
3000 |
6000 |
10000 |
7000 |
5000 |
31000 |
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2 |
Average price (₹/kg) |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
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3 |
Income on fruit (₹) |
90000 |
180000 |
300000 |
210000 |
150000 |
930000 |
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TOTAL INCOME |
90000 |
180000 |
300000 |
210000 |
150000 |
930000 |
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TOTAL EXPENDITURE |
192000 |
37000 |
40000 |
38000 |
35000 |
342000 |
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PROFIT/LOSS |
-102000 |
143000 |
260000 |
172000 |
115000 |
588000 |
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Variety: |
Passion fruit: 134P |
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Spacing: |
5 m x 5 m |
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No.of plants: |
400/hectare |
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Wage rate (₹) |
Men:400/day |
Woman: 300/day |
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Estimates are tentative and subject to variation over place and time |
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The first year ends in a net loss of around 1 lakh due to the substantial expenses incurred for trellis preparation. Substantial profit is obtained from second year onwards with a maximum of 2.6 lakh during third year and a total profit of around 6 lakh during the five year span.