This study seeks to examine (i) the growth rate in area, production and productivity of ginger in Bilaspur district and Chhattisgarh State, (ii) costs and returns of ginger, (iii) disposal pattern of ginger in the study area and (iv) the major constraints in production and marketing of spices and suggest suitable measures to overcome them. The study was conducted in Gaurella and Pendra blocks of Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh state. Total 50 farmers were considered for the study, which comprised of small (25), medium (20) and large (5). | An economic analysis of production and marketing of ginger in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh, India