Productivity evaluation of organically grown ocimum sanctum and ocimum gratissimum leaves under rainfed condition of central India

Two Ocimum species viz., O. sanctum and O. gratissimum were grown under contract organic farming from last five years in twenty nine villages with thirty four growers. In order to study the herbage yield, a technical survey was conducted by CSIR-CIMAP for productivity evaluation and economics of the leaves of Ocimum spp. under rainfed condition of central India. The survey revealed that majority of farmers are medium size growers (2-4 hectare) occupying 79 percent followed by small (1-2 hectare) and marginal (0-1 hectare.) with 16.4 and 3.28 percent respectively. Out of 29 survey sites, the maximum productivity (7.96 quintal/hectare), production value (43480 Rupees/hectare), net return (30332 Rupeess/hectare.) and cost benefit ratio (1:2.25) were observed in the site Hamirpur Ocimum -10 followed by Hamirpur Ocimum -17 and Hamirpur Ocimum -16 while the maximum cost of production (13786.73 Rs/ha.) was observed in Hamirpur Ocimum -23 and minimum in Hamirpur Ocimum -24.