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Abstract

Survey was conducted by the researchers of Adaptive Research Farm, Gujranwaladuring kharif 2010 to evaluate the economic return of approved and un-approved varieties of coarserice by selecting eighty five farmers. The selected farmers were interviewed according to a welldesigned questionnaire. The approved variety KSK-133 gave highest paddy yield 6453 kgha-1followedby un-approved Shahkaar (6357 kgha-1) and Superi (5574 kgha-1).Income recorded for approvedvarietyKSK-133 was Rs. 132344 ha-1 which was slightly less as compared to unapproved Shahkaar (Rs.136162 ha-1). The result of the survey revealed that education plays a vital role in agriculturedevelopment. Moreover farmers having own machinery and easily excess to hired labour earnedmaximum revenue from their crops.