🌾 Smart Khedut Cost, yield and profit per acre — farm by farm, village by village

🌿 Cotton

Location: Jasdan, Rajkot, Gujarat

Demo data — sample figures for demonstration only
3
Farms reporting
17.4
Total area (acre)
9.00
Avg yield / acre (quintal)
₹46,152
Avg cost / acre
₹64,015
Avg revenue / acre
₹17,863
Avg profit / acre
38.7%
Average ROI
₹7,112
Avg sale rate / quintal

Compared with Rajkot

Jasdan, Rajkot, Gujarat RajkotDifference
Avg yield / acre 9.00 10.35 -1.35
Avg cost / acre ₹46,152 ₹42,189 +₹3,963
Avg profit / acre ₹17,863 ₹30,706 -₹12,842
Average ROI 38.7% 72.8% -34.1%

Where the money goes

Harvest
₹11,309
Fertilizer
₹10,893
Sowing
₹6,899
Land preparation
₹5,121
Weeding
₹4,588
Plant protection
₹4,257
Irrigation
₹1,473
Post harvest
₹893
Seed
₹720

per acre · Total ₹46,152

Yield per acre by year / Profit per acre by year

Best performing villages (Village)

Village Farms reporting Total area Avg yield / acre Avg cost / acre Avg profit / acre
Atkot 3 17.4 9.00 ₹46,152 ₹17,863

Season split

Kharif
17.4 acre

Reference crop schedule — Cotton

Days from sowing
Days from sowingStage ActivityCategory Indicative cost / acre
-40–-30 Pre-sowing Deep ploughing
Summer deep ploughing to expose soil-borne pests.
Land preparation ₹2,700
-20–-12 Pre-sowing Harrowing and levelling
Two harrowings, then level the field.
Land preparation ₹1,350
-12–-6 Pre-sowing Basal FYM / compost
8-10 tonne FYM per acre, mixed before sowing.
Fertilizer ₹5,200
-2–0 Sowing Seed treatment
Treat seed with Imidacloprid + Trichoderma.
Seed ₹600
0–3 Sowing Sowing / dibbling
BT hybrid at 4x1.5 ft after 25-30 mm rain.
Sowing ₹6,250
20–25 Vegetative First top dressing (N)
Urea 25 kg/acre at first irrigation.
Fertilizer ₹1,650
22–30 Vegetative First inter-culturing / weeding
Hand weeding plus one hoeing.
Weeding ₹2,400
30–40 Vegetative Sucking pest spray
Monitor jassids/whitefly; spray on ETL.
Plant protection ₹1,350
38–45 Vegetative Irrigation 2
Critical for square formation.
Irrigation ₹750
45–55 Flowering Second top dressing
Urea 25 kg + potash 15 kg per acre.
Fertilizer ₹2,100
50–60 Flowering Second inter-culturing
Hoe and earth up the rows.
Weeding ₹2,100
60–70 Flowering Pink bollworm monitoring
Install 4 pheromone traps per acre.
Plant protection ₹1,050
75–85 Boll development Irrigation at boll formation
Do not let the crop stress at boll filling.
Irrigation ₹750
85–95 Boll development Bollworm control spray
Rotate molecules; avoid repeat of same group.
Plant protection ₹1,800
95–105 Boll development Foliar nutrition spray
2% KNO3 spray improves boll weight.
Fertilizer ₹900
130–145 Harvest First picking
Pick fully opened bolls in dry weather.
Harvest ₹6,700
155–170 Harvest Second picking
Second flush picking after 20-25 days.
Harvest ₹5,650
172–185 Post harvest Grading and sale
Grade by staple length before selling.
Post harvest ₹900
Total ₹44,200
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