Mixed farming (Crop and Livestock) System

Formal
sector
Crop
cultivation

Anuradhapura
Averag
e
Holding
size Ac

Total
cost

cash
cost

Rice

46,70
31,75
5
9
Maize
55,5
32,24
87
0
Finger
51,1
35,7
millet
3.2
00
70
Green
141,9
80,93
Chili
0.5
95
7
Black
46,10
30,8
Gram
1.6
4
90
Green
1
63,4
41,26
gram
.5
78
1
Soya bean
71,2
46,99
1.7
00
2
Gingerly
41,08
23,00
3.2
2
6
Brinjal
212,7
134,0
0.7
69
44
Okra
120,5
85,95
1.0
58
8
Totals
1
850,5
542,8
7.1
78
58
Ref : Cost of Cultivation 2014 and 2015
1.9
1
.8

Yield
kg/a
c

Farm
gate
Rs / kg

2,30
0
2,60
0
1,00
0
3,50
0
5
50
6
00
1,20
0
4
25
8,50
0
5,00
0

38.
00
35.
00
95.
00
100.
00
160.
00
160.
00
100.
00
160.
00
36.
00
31.
00

COC
Rs/kg
20.
31
21.
38
51.
10
40.
57
83.
83
105.
80
59.
33
96.
66
25.
03
24.
11

Income
Rs/ ac

COC /
ac

87,4
00
91,0
00
95,0
00
350,0
00
88,0
00
96,0
00
120,0
00
68,0
00
306,0
00
155,0
00
1,456,4
00

46,71
3
55,58
8
51,10
0
141,99
5
46,10
7
63,48
0
71,19
6
41,08
1
212,75
5
120,5
50
850,56
4

Department of Agriculture

Formal sector Crop cultivation

Crops

Land Holdingacre
0.11

Yield kg/
area
255.6

Maize

0.11

273.7

Finger
millet
Green
Chili
Black
Gram
Green
gram

0.19

187.1

0.03

102.3

0.09

51.5

0.09

52.6

Rice

Income
CoC
Rs
Rs
9,71
5,1
1
90
9,57
5,8
9
51
17,77
9,5
8
63
10,23
4,1
4
52
8,23
4,3
4
14
8,42 5,56
1
8

Profit

Period Days

4,5
21
3,7
28
8,2
15
6,0
82
3,92
0
2,8
53

105
120
120
150
70
65

Soya
bean
Gingerly

0.10

119.3

0.19

79.5

Brinjal

0.04

348.0

Okra

0.06

292.4

Totals

1.00

11,93
0
12,72
5
12,52
6
9,06
4
110,20
2

7,07
8
7,68
8
8,70
9
7,05
0
65,1
63

4,8
52
5,0
38
3,8
17
2,0
15
45,0
39

85
120
120
75

Mixed Farming Income from Cattle

Size Number of cows
Milk Production Liters
Total Period Days
Total milk production
Income Rs 65 liter
Cost of production Rs 15 per day/
cow
Cost of production Rs 20 per day/
cow
Cost of production Rs 25 per day/
cow

1
2
100
200
13000
1500

1
3
100
300
19500
1500

1
5
100
500
32500
1500

1
7
100
700
45500
1500

2000

2000

2000

2000

2500

2500

2500

2500

Margin 1
Margin 2
Margin 3

11500
11000
10500

18000
17500
17000

31000
30500
30000

44000
43500
43000

45,03
45,03
45,03
45,039
One acre crop margin
9
9
9
Total 1 acre income in Mixed farming system
56,53
76,03
Margin 1
9 63,039
9
89,039
75,53
Margin 2
56,039 62,539
9
88,539
62,03
75,03
Margin 3
55,539
9
9
88,039
Total 1 acre percent livestock income in Mixed farming system

Margin 1
Margin 2
Margin 3

20.3%
19.6%
18.9%

28.6%
28.0%
27.4%

40.8%
40.4%
40.0%

49.4%
49.1%
48.8%