Economic appraisal of kinnow production and its marketing in Sirsa dustrict of Haryana, India

An economic analysis of kinnow has been presented through studying their costs and returns. The average first year establishment costs per hectare for kinnow has been worked out to be Rs. 399466. The overall per hectare per year returns from kinnow orchards have been worked out to be Rs. 125478. The overall economic viability of the kinnow fruit, mainly net present value, internal rate of return, benefit-cost ratio and payback period have been computed as Rs. 261258, 15.57 per cent, 2.19 and 7.6 years, respectively.