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				 <issn type="online">2710-5873</issn>
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				<title type="title">ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MAIZE SEED PRODUCTION IN BAGNASHKALI RURAL 
MUNICIPALITY, PALPA, NEPAL
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			<copyright ownership="publisher">Copyright © 2017 Zibeline International Publishing</copyright>
			<doi origin="ZIBELINE INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING" registered="yes">http://doi.org/10.26480/itechmag.08.2026.04.09</doi>
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				<editorNames>Gaurab Neupane</editorNames>
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				<editorNames> Prakash Dhakal</editorNames>
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				<editorNames>Satish Chudali</editorNames>
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				<editorNames>Sanjeev Dhakal</editorNames>
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				<editorNames>Rajendra Pun Magarb</editorNames>
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		    <keyword>Maize, Economic analysis, productivity, B/C ratio.</keyword>
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	   <year>2026</year>
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			<title type="main">Summary</title>
			
					<p>Maize is the second most important staple crop in terms of area and production in Nepal. A field survey was 
carried out to assess the economic analysis of Maize seed production in Bagnashkali Rural Municipality (Palpa 
district) during month of Oct/Sept for cropping year 2022. Palpa district was selected for the study because 
of its high contribution to Maize seed production. Semi structured questionnaire was designed to collect data 
in 182 Maize seed cultivating farmer's household in form of interview using Simple Random Sampling. 
Descriptive statistics, benefit cost ratio (B/C ratio), Stochastic frontier model, Cobb-Douglas production 
function were used to analyze the data. The result showed that the average family size of household is 5 and 
involvement of both male and female in maize seed production and post-harvest management was 48% and 
52% respectively. The average rate of quality seed Manakamana-3 was Rs. 57.3/Kg. The average total cost 
was NRs. 50316.37 and average net return was NRs.62522.5, it showed that average B/C ratio was found to 
be 1.24/ha. The highest cost was incurred on avg. labor cost during production 61.94 % of average total cost 
followed by machineries (25.97%), fertilizers cum pesticides (8.05%), seed cost (2.24%) and post-harvest 
labor cost (1.46%). It was found that 99% of farmers were involved in production of certified maize seed 
certified at regional laboratory, Bhairahawa. Estimated coefficient of inputs like production labor, 
postharvest labor, DAP, total area, machine, are positive and show significant result to productivity. The 
major input for seed production was labor, hence more laborers were required for seed production followed 
by machinery, fertilizers and seed. The study identified that Maize seed production was profitable and has 
wide market available. However, low productivity was due to lack of irrigation facilities followed by lack of 
proper training and extension services.
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