Break even analysis of Boro Paddy cultivation with special reference to Bagichapur GP of Harirampur Block, Dakshin Dinajpur District, WB

In the present work an initiative has been taken to explore the economic viability of Boro Paddy cultivation i.e., to find out whether cultivation of this crop gains profit or it suffers from loss in Bagichapur GP of Harirampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. Observation has been made at three hierarchical levels: Gram Panchayat (GP) level, Village level and Household level (HH). Data have been collected by door-to-door survey at household level using questionnaire/schedule. A sample size of 50 households has been selected at two stages: (i) using simple random sampling with replacement (SRSWR) 6 out of 28 mouzas (revenue village) in the concerned GP were selected and (ii) from each mouza at least 4 and maximum of 10 households have been chosen randomly accumulating a total number of 50 households. Break Even Chart has been used for data analysis purpose. At household level two third of the firms has been identified as profit-making ones and one third is suffering from loss, while only 4% shows negative contribution i.e., they are not viable at all. But at village level or GP level no such scenario of non-viability has been reported. So, there might have some specific issues which needs to be investigated in another observation. At village level though it is technically proved to be profitable the various parameters of profit clearly show that the amount of profit is not sufficient to make a living of the family.