Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to identify the major socio-economic characteristics of
rice farmers; to assess the profitability of rice production farmers; and to identify
problem faced by the farmers in rice production. The study was undertaken
purposively in Mirzapur upazila under Tangail district. Validated and well- structured
interview schedule (questionnaire) was used to collect data from 95 rice cultivars
during 1
s t
August, 2019 to 1
st
September, 2019. The average yields of rice was
10374 kg per hectare for the farmers. The gross returns per hectare was Tk.
186732.00. It was observed that per hectare net return was Tk. 8484.52. Cost and
returns were worked out to estimate profitability of rice production. Per hectare total
cost, gross return, net return and gross margin were Tk. 178247.48, Tk. 186732.00,
Tk. 215931.00 and Tk. 60354.5 respectively. Benefit Cost Ratio was 1.047. Cobb-
Douglas production function analysis was carried out for examining the factors
affecting the profitability of input use. In most of the cases the coefficients of
irrigation, human labor, cost of TSP, cost of manure and cost of pesticide appeared to
be significant. The summation of co-efficient of different inputs were greater than one
implying that the production functions exhibited increasing returns to scale. The
values of the coefficient of multiple determination of rice production was 0.92 which
implied that about 92 percent of the total variation in the gross return could be
explained by the included explanatory variables of the model. Production function for
rice production exhibits increasing returns to scale (2.261). This means that, if all the
variables specified in the model were increased by 1 percent, gross return would also
increase by 2.261 percent. . The F-value for the rice farmers was 121.726 which were
highly significant at 1 percent level. Unavailability of labor was the l
st
problems in the
study and poor quality of pesticide was the last problem. To reduce input price was
the 1st probable suggestions to overcome problems and available insecticides and
pesticides was the last suggestion.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agribusiness Management,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in Partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRIBUSINESS AND MARKETING
