Health Fruits Of Banana Cultivation In Podammalpuram Village, Thoothukudi District- An Economic Analysis

Abstract

The Cultivation of health fruits of banana provides employment from the period of planting to marketing. There is a steady demand for fruits and leaves in markets. Banana growers are assured of income from banana cultivation from the 90^th day of planting the daughter suckers produce leaves. Further the planting period and the harvesting period can be adjusted to get improved prices for the products and steady income through out the year. The study area of the village is solely depended on agriculture so a survey has been undertaken to study the process of cultivation of banana and the sale of the product to the agricultural marketing. However the present study would be appropriate to take up the study of profit and loss analysis of banana cultivation in this village concerned and make the research work a worthwhile and a relevant one. The study reveals that living conditions of the agricultural family is satisfactory in this village. Small size of landholding is one of the reason for low level of agricultural output and also reduces the profit of the farmer because of the cultivation cost is more. So that the banana cultivation is more profitable than other crops.