An economic analysis of mustard-rapeseed cultivation in district Prayagraj of Uttar Pradesh

The present study is based on an economic analysis of mustard-rapeseed production with the objective of determining income and expenditure in the Prayagraj District of Uttar Pradesh. The collection of primary data was done on different factors with the help of the survey method for the agricultural season of 2021–2022. A total of 240 mustard-rapeseed farmers from 12 villages were selected from the Jasra and Soraon blocks of Prayagraj District. The major findings of the study show that Rs. 23722.10/hec, 14.04 quintals, Rs. 1689.30, and 1: 1.77 are the overall costs of cultivation, yield, cost of production, and benefit cost ratio, respectively.