Profitability analysis of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan

A field survey was conducted during 2016 to estimate the profitability of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan. The primary data was collected from forty farmers with convenience sampling method. Economic parameters like net return and BCR were employed. O...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Latif, Falak Sher, Muzzammil Hussain
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-06-01
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description A field survey was conducted during 2016 to estimate the profitability of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan. The primary data was collected from forty farmers with convenience sampling method. Economic parameters like net return and BCR were employed. Off-season muskmelon cultivation was found economically feasible due to additions of yield (17%), gross income (122%), profit (161%) and market price (90%) in comparison to normal season crop. Therefore, it is recommended to cultivate the off-season muskmelon (BCR 3.26) to obtain more profit and fulfill the customer demand in less supply period instead of normal season cultivation (BCR 2.44).
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spelling doaj-art-6276a13b25dd49d5a2fb7126cda97e2a2025-08-20T03:55:54ZengPensoft PublishersInnovations in Agriculture2617-12952018-06-0112242710.25081/ia.2018.v1.i2.102832801Profitability analysis of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, PakistanMuhammad LatifFalak SherMuzzammil HussainA field survey was conducted during 2016 to estimate the profitability of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan. The primary data was collected from forty farmers with convenience sampling method. Economic parameters like net return and BCR were employed. Off-season muskmelon cultivation was found economically feasible due to additions of yield (17%), gross income (122%), profit (161%) and market price (90%) in comparison to normal season crop. Therefore, it is recommended to cultivate the off-season muskmelon (BCR 3.26) to obtain more profit and fulfill the customer demand in less supply period instead of normal season cultivation (BCR 2.44).https://innovationsagriculture.pensoft.net/article/32801/download/pdf/PROFITABILITY ANALYSISNORMAL SEASONOFF-SEASON
spellingShingle Muhammad Latif
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Muzzammil Hussain
Profitability analysis of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan
Innovations in Agriculture
PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
NORMAL SEASON
OFF-SEASON
title Profitability analysis of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan
title_full Profitability analysis of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan
title_fullStr Profitability analysis of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Profitability analysis of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan
title_short Profitability analysis of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan
title_sort profitability analysis of normal season and off season muskmelon cultivation in district sialkot pakistan
topic PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
NORMAL SEASON
OFF-SEASON
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