Table 4.7 Productivity, Price and Value of Product of Paddy Crop in Rmankari village (Productivity in Qtl/Ha., Price in Rs/Quintal) Type of farmers Productivity Price Value of Product Marginal 18.18 580 10544 Small 19.55 592 11574 Medium 20.09 597 11994 Large 18.91 612 11573 Average 19.81 595 11412 4.3 Profitability of Paddy Crop in the Study Area Per acre gross profit of the sample farmers in the study area is calculated as the difference between the average paid out production costs and value of the product whereas the net profit per acre is estimated after adding interest to the paid out costs. During the summer crop of 2000-01, the average per acre gross profit of the sample farmers amounted to Rs 4131. In this regard considerable variations are observed among the different categories of farmers. While the marginal farmers in the study area obtained Rs per acre as their gross profits the corresponding figure in the case of medium farmers was as high as Rs, which is 35 percent higher than the former. After deducting the amount of interest on working capital from the gross profit, an average sample farmer in study area could get only Rs per acre as his net profit. Among the four categories of sample farmers, the average net profit of the marginal farmers, which is found to be Rs per acre, is 28.54 percent less than that of the medium farmers net profit that amounted to Rs per acre. Details of the gross and net profits of the marginal, small, medium and large farmers are given in table 4.8. Table 4.8
