A study was conducted to analyze the economics of poultry layer farms in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu state, both primary and secondary data were used. The primary data pertained to the year 2018-19 and was elicited from 100 poultry farms and 20 market intermediaries selected and data collected using pre-tested questionnaires. Tabular, financial analysis, cost concepts, marketing efficiency, garrets ranking technique was employed. The present study revealed that total costs incurred per farm on small, medium and large layer farms was Rs. 67,34,743, and , respectively. The net returns realized by small, medium and large layer farms was , Rs. 12,42,392 and respectively. On the basis of net present value, benefit-cost ratio and internal rate of return, layer farms has been found that all size group layer farms are financially viable and most profitable. While the Net Present Value of investments in small farms was Rs. 1,94,926 and medium farms was Rs. 6,85,979, while that on large farms was Rs. 25,48,436 at the discount rate of 15 per cent. The benefit cost ratio was higher in large farms at compared to that of small () and medium farms (). The current study showed that the internal rate of return for the large farm was per cent. It was higher than the small ( per cent) and medium farms ( per cent), respectively. | A financial implication analysis of different layer poultry farms in Nammakkal district, India
