Abstract 3 Table 1

Differential cost statement for an organic vis-à-vis a conventional thali (in &x20B9;)

Cost Items	Female			Male
Cost Items
Organic	Conventional	Differential Cost	Organic	Conventional	Differential Cost

*Panel A: Lunch*
Direct material cost	82.55	51.99	30.56	92.81	58.50	34.31
*Panel B: Dinner*
Direct material cost	85.61	58.86	26.75	111.74	73.92	37.82
Total differential cost on meals/day (₹.)			57.30			72.13

Note: The differential cost between organic and conventional thali is the same for direct labour and kitchen overheads.