authors
RD Kale, AV Choudhari and SV Wankhade

abstract
Present study was conducted during 2012-13 in Amravati district of Maharashtra. About 80 mandarin orange growers were randomly selected with area under mandarin orange. They Data were collected by personal interview method with the help of pretested schedule. Data were related to costs, returns and profitability of mandarin orange. The results revealed that per hectare mandarin orange required higher quantity of hired human labour and Manures on mandarin orange farms. Per hectare cost of cultivation of mandarin orange was Rs. 130155.56.A gross return from mandarin orange was Rs. 182205.07. It was observed that, farm business income was Rs. 128788.38. Per quintal cost of mandarin orange production was 1087.53. Mandarin orange was highly profitable with output-input ratio was 1.40.