Economic efficiency of cultivation of giant miscanthus (on the example of the Kaluga region)

The purpose of the study is to calculate economic indicators of the effectiveness of cultivation of giant miscanthus. Methods. A typical technology for the production of giant miscanthus was developed by leading scientists of the Kaluga Research Institute. The research was carried out in the scientific department - Economics and Organization of the Kaluga Research Institute of Agricultural Sciences - branch of the Potato FRI named after A.G. Lorkh in accordance with generally accepted methods and recommendations of leading technological and economic research institutions. Technological maps are calculated based on the methods of M. A. Bunkov, V. M. Golovach, and E. V. Fastov, O. A. Kovalenko, N. G. Belova. The economic efficiency of production is calculated based on the methods of V. R. Boev and I.G. Ushachev. Results. When cultivating giant miscanthus until an optimal harvest is obtained (the third year of cultivation) on an area of 100 hectares, it will take: in the first year of cultivation - 76.3 standard shifts, including: about 20 standard shifts of manual labor workers; in the second year of cultivation - 42.1 standard shifts of tractor drivers; in the third year of cultivation - 39 standard shifts of tractor drivers. During the calculations carried out, it was found that the production of 1 ton of giant miscanthus straw according to the proposed production technology, with a planned yield of 15 tons / ha, will require 1,370 rubles. The economic efficiency of miscanthus production according to the proposed technology and depending on the specified yield parameters (from 10 to 20 t / ha), varies from 94.6 to 287.2% profitability. These indicators show high efficiency of the production of giant miscanthus in compliance with the production technology and the stability of the price offer for these products. The obtained indicators characterize positively this culture as adapted one in the Kaluga region.