Author(s): BALANCE S. SWETT AND B. BERA

Abstract: Present study conducted on some purposively selected villages of Umling block under Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya indicates that the average annual total return realized by sample pineapple growers was estimated to be Rs.1,98,766.80 ha-1 from an average annual expenditure of Rs 85,412.67. The net present worth, benefit–cost ratio and internal rate of return of the pineapple plantation were calculated to be Rs.5,45,190.73 ha-1,1.77 and 38.95 per cent respectively discounted at the rate of 9.25 per cent. Pineapple cultivation provided employment of 207 man-days annually. The adoption of improved package of practices coupled with the development in the infrastructural facilities, particularly in the marketing and processing sector, can boost up the rural economy of this backward region.

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