Abstract:
The present study was undertaken to determine the financial profitability and resource use
efficiency of Tuberose cultivation in some selected area of Jashore district. Data were
collected from randomly selected 100 farmers using an interview schedule as the sample
of the study from a population 430 farmers of Jhikargacha upazila under Jashore district.
Descriptive statistics along with a production function analysis was carried out to achieve
the objectives of the study. Tuberose cultivation is profitable in the study area. The results
revealed that per hectare average costs of tuberose cultivation were estimated at
Tk.2,12,920 .Average yield was estimated 3, 35,775 stick per hectare. The gross return and
net return were Tk. 6, 82,550 and Tk. 4,69,630 per hectare respectively. Undiscounted
Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was found 3.2. The production function exhibited increasing
returns to scale. Production function analysis suggested that human labor, bulb and Manure
had positive and significant effect on the yield of Tuberose. The ratio of MVP and MFC of
Human labor, bulb, Manure, Urea, TSP and MoP was found 2.5, 12.9, 4.7, -11.8, 7.01 and
6.5 respectively. It indicates that farmers in the study area over utilizing Urea while Human
Labor, bulb, Manure, TSP and MoP were underutilized. The lack of scientific knowledge,
high yielding variety and lack of storage facilities were reported to be major problems in
tuberose cultivation. Supply of credit on easy terms, supply of inputs and machinery by
responsible authority, formation of farmer’s organization can play an important role in
increasing tuberose production.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
