Economics of Value Added Products of Groundnut in Yadgir District of Karnataka, India

The present study was conducted to analyze the costs and returns of value added products of groundnut in Yadgir district of Karnataka. The data was derived from primary sources, consisting of 30 respondents; the information was collected using snowball sampling technique. The findings revealed that for groundnut holige, the total cost of production for 300 holiges was ₹ 2,616.16, with a net return of ₹ 2,783.84 and returns per rupee of investment (RRI) of 2.064. Groundnut chikki production incurred a cost of ₹ 3,595.84 for 500 chikkis, yielding a net return of ₹ 1,404.16 and a RRI of 1.390. Groundnut chutney powder production of 10 kg had a total cost of ₹ 2,079.37, resulting in a net return of ₹ 950.37 and a RRI of 1.463. Boiled groundnut production of 10 kg involved a total cost of ₹ 1,503.71, yielding a net return of ₹ 1,496.29 and a RRI of 1.995. Spicy coated groundnut production (10 kg) had a total cost of ₹ 2,227.91, resulting in a net return of ₹ 772.08 and a RRI of 1.346. The profitability and income-enhancing potential of value-added groundnut products, suggests that the farmers and entrepreneurs in Yadgir District can benefit from processing groundnuts into diverse, marketable products.