International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Ghana Kanta Sarma, Ramen KR Sarma and Nivedita Deka

abstract
Vegetables are considered as a very important source of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Cultivation of vegetables can create employment generation for the rural youths as well as the farmers. The farmers of Assam cultivate tomato which can fulfill the requirement of the state. The farmers in the state hardly maintain records on cost and return of the farming practices. Therefore, a study was conducted during 2020-21 to know about the farming experience in vegetable growers and to estimate the economics of tomato production in different categories of farms. To know the demographic pattern and vegetable farming experience the statistical tools like percentage, mean was used. The economics of tomato cultivation in the study area was estimated as per the standard cost concept. The study revealed that 92 percent farmers had vegetable farming experience more than five years. The average cost C2 per hectare for all farmers’ groups was calculated as Rs.1,40,416 per hectare. The per hectare average net return of all farms over cost C2 was calculated as Rs. 1,15,142. The average all farm B:C ratio was computed as 1.82. The cultivation of tomato could be considered as a profitable and a good enterprise for income generation.