International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Kshama Kumari, RS Prasher, Chaman Negi and Divya Sharma

abstract
The present study was carried out to study the socio-economic status, cost of cultivation and net returns of major vegetables grown in different blocks of Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh. The farmers from these blocks grow vegetables on a commercial scale so it was purposively selected. Multi-stage random sampling was employed for the selection of blocks, panchayats, and ultimate respondents. Altogether 90 respondents were selected for the study. Further, the study highlighted that 49.17 per cent of the surveyed people were engaged in agriculture. The overall cost of Tomato crop was Rs 148186.62 followed by Pea crop i.e. Rs 135054.81 and Cauliflower crop was Rs 127631.20. The cropping intensity in the study area varied from 145.10 to 164.88. The net returns were found to be positive for all the vegetables crops. Net returns varied from Rs 180181.06 to Rs 213561.91 per hectare for different vegetables. The findings of the study revealed that despite of different problems faced by the farmers, overall farmers in the study area were getting good profits from vegetable production.