eng Enviro Research Publishers Current Agriculture Research Journal 2347-4688 2321-9971 2025-04-30 13 1 325 337 24363 article Vishal Tukaram Nikam 1 Sunil Baburao Ogale 2 Harshad Ashok Shirke 4 Vikas Ankush Sule 4 Vikas Bandu Naikawadi 5 Department of Geography, Prof. Ramkrishna More College, Akurdi, Pune, M.S., India. Department of Geography, Vidya Pratishtans Arts, Science and Commerce College, Baramati, Dist. Pune, M.S., India. Department of Geography, Mahatma Phule College, Pimpri, Pune, M.S., India. Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, M.S., India. Department of Botany, Chandmal Tarachand Bora College, Shirur, Pune 412210, India. Indapur tehsil in Pune District, Maharashtra, India, is becoming a significant centre for banana cultivation due to the availability of water resources, fertile land, and favourable climate. The research aims to analyse the expenses and profitability associated with banana cultivation in this area. To achieve this, interviews were conducted with more than 640 banana farmers using a validated questionnaire to assess the expenses and revenues associated with banana cultivation, based on recognized cost parameters.Data from 270 farmers representing small, medium, and large-scale producers were analysed statistically. The results indicated a positive correlation between production costs A, B, C, gross returns per hectare, and the size of farming operations. Key expenses included land rental value, plantlets, irrigation systems, and labour costs. Cost A constituted 64% and cost B accounted for 86% of the total expenses per hectare.The input-output ratio exceeded one, with cost C at 2.7, illustrating the profitability of banana farming in the Indapur region. The study also found that banana production remained profitable across different cost categories and farmer sizes. The large values of standard deviation observed in the prices received by farmers indicates considerable fluctuations in these prices, suggesting a necessity for government intervention to regulate them. The insights gained from this research on area, yield, and efficiency of banana cultivation are important for agricultural policymakers and could lead to new initiatives or investments to improve banana production. Initiatives may include access to quality seedlings, subsidies for irrigation, water-soluble fertilizers, standard farming practices, addressing labour shortages with tools, cold storage facilities, and extension programs for new technologies https://www.agriculturejournal.org/volume13number1/economics-of-banana-farming-in-indapur-tehsil-pune-district-maharashtra-india/ Arid region; Banana farming; Banana producer; Cultivation cost; Cost and profit; Economics