Table
1: Sugar production in various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Sugarcane commercial farmer of the region is mainly concerned about
securing good margin between the cost of production and the earnings
from his crop. Thus, to validate the continuance a farmer should earn
net profits that are above the total cost of production. It is on this
bases that the study is of critical importance for the farmers to know
their production cost. However, it is important to note that the cost of
production and earnings from sugarcane differ from one region to another
and among different categories of farmers.
The current study was undertaken to achieve the underlined specific
objectives:
- To establish the cost and revenue gain in sugarcane cultivation.
- To establish the resource use efficiency in sugarcane production.
- To examine the constraints faced by Farmers and the appropriate
suggestion to overcome, these constraints and improve their earnings.