Economic evaluation of pineapple cultivation in Manipur Singh Ningombam Anandkumar1,*, Singh Ram2, Feroze S.M.3, Singh Rajkumar Josmee4 1College of Post Graduate Sstudies, Central Agricultural University, Umiam, Meghalaya, India 2College of Post Graduate Sstudies, Central Agricultural University, Umiam, Meghalaya, India 3College of Post Graduate Sstudies, Central Agricultural University, Umiam, Meghalaya, India 4College of Post Graduate Sstudies, Central Agricultural University, Umiam, Meghalaya, India *Address for correspondence N.A. Singh: College of Post Graduate Sstudies, Central Agricultural University, Umiam, Meghalaya. Pin-793103, India E-mail: ningomanand@gmail.com
Online published on 28 April, 2016. Abstract The present study was conducted in Thoubal, Bishnupur, Senapati and Churchandpur districts of Manipur. Pineapple cultivation was found to be economically feasible in the state. In these districts area under pineapple happened to be the major fruit crop having more than 70 per cent of the total pineapple area of the state during 2013–14 (GoM, 2014). The investment in pineapple orchard has been found a profitable business. In overall category, the internal rate of return (IRR) has been found 32.53 and 67.33 per cent during summer and winter season. The net present value, Internal rate of return and Benefit-cost ratio at 8 per cent discount rate have been reported as  24857.80, 32.53 and 1.23, respectively for overall category of orchard during summer season and 10454.44, 67.33 and 1.24, respectively for overall category of orchard during winter season. The economic productive life of pineapple orchard in Manipur has been calculated upto 3 years. Top Keywords Net present value, internal rate of return, benefit-cost ratio, pineapple, orchard, manipur. Top |