http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/3434 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:17:24 GMT 2026-04-18T15:17:24Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/3662 PROFITABILITY AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF HYBRID AND LOCAL VARIETY COTTON PRODUCTION IN SELECTED AREAS OF KUSHTIA DISTRICT Hossain, Nabila Cotton plays a key role in the national economy in terms of generation of direct and indirect employment in the Agricultural and Industrial sectors mainly textile and Clothing industries constitute the largest manufacturing sub-section in Bangladesh's economy. The present study was designed to measure the profitability and technical efficiency of hybrid and local Cotton farmers in selected areas of three upazillas namely Bheramara, Daulatpur, Mirpur under Kushtia district. Primary data were collected from randomly selected total 70 farmers from the study area. Both tabular and functional analyses were applied in this study. The major findings of the study reveal that Cotton production is profitable. Total cost of production of Hybrid Cotton and Local Cotton were Tk. 208399.60 and Tk. 205845.62 per hectare respectively. Gross return of Hybrid Cotton and Local Cotton were Tk. 455000 and Tk. 340500 per hectare respectively and net returns of Hybrid Cotton and Local Cotton were Tk. 246600.40 and Tk. 134654.38 per hectare respectively. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was found to be 2.18 in Hybrid Cotton Production which implies that one-taka investment in Hybrid cotton production generated Tk. 2.18. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was found to be 1.65 in Local cotton Production which implies that one-taka investment in Local Cotton production generated Tk. 1.65. The Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier production function was used for this study to measure technical efficiency of Cotton farmers. In Hybrid Cotton Production, the coefficients of parameters Urea, MoP and Insecticide was negative. Where Human Labour, TSP, Gypsum and Irrigation was found positive and significant at 10 percent level of significant. In Local Cotton Production, the coefficients of parameters Urea, MoP, Gypsum and Insecticide was negative. Where Human Labour, TSP and Irrigation was found positive and significant at 10 percent level of significant. In the technical inefficiency effect model for Hybrid Cotton Production, farm size, training and experience have negative coefficients indicating that this helps in reducing technical inefficiency of Cotton farmers. In the technical inefficiency effect model for Local Cotton Production, farm size has negative coefficients indicating that this helps in reducing technical inefficiency of Cotton farmers. Cotton is a necessary raw material for maintaining Bangladesh’s cur rent flow of garments export. However, although the demand of cotton is steadily increasing, there is hardly any supply from within the country. The study also identified some problems and constraints faced by the Cotton farmers and suggested some recommendations to improve the present production situation so that yield of Cotton would possibly be increased. 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 Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/3662 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/3435 SOCIOECONOMIC STUDY ON ETHNIC WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN THE CHATTOGRAM HILL TRACTS AMIE, ISHRAT JAHAN Women entrepreneurship in Bangladesh has seen tremendous achievement in recent days in a male dominated developing country like Bangladesh. This has ensured not only economic but also social development in the country. Although women of indigenous group from the Chattogram Hill Tracts have far more social mobility than women in the plain districts, they haven’t still seen the light of entrepreneurial business in a profitable manner. This study aims to discuss about developing entrepreneurship among the tribal women and their marketing performance of the study area. For this descriptive-analytical study, data were collected from 120 ethnic women entrepreneurs of agricultural commodities (vegetable enterprise, fruit enterprise and others) using simple random sampling methods in the three study areas: Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban districts. Three local markets were further chosen randomly from each of the study areas. Data were collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire having four modules, consistent with the four objectives defined in the study: socio-demographic profile, entrepreneurial business performance, factors affecting the development process and constraints and opportunities of ethnic women entrepreneurs. The enterprises were categorized as three types (vegetable enterprise, fruit enterprise and other enterprise) for the feasibility of the study. The results showed that, above 90% ethnic women are engaged in sole proprietorship whereas, rest of 10% prefer to run their business in partnership or company. Several factors have a significant effect on their business performance (p=.001) which were categorized in four sectors: environmental, social, economic and marketing factors. The results also revealed that the ethnic women entrepreneurs have a very poor profit margin and marketing performance including the marketing efficiency of vegetable enterprise (0.41), fruit enterprise (0.28) and other enterprise (0.13). The findings also indicated some major constraints of ethnic women entrepreneurs and their effects in the forms of lack of capital, credit availability, training facilities, transportation problem etc. Considering the significant relationship among the factors and business performance of ethnic women entrepreneurs, some possible recommendations are also made in this thesis paper. The study can be a supportive study for both growers and entrepreneurs mostly of agricultural commodities. This research study will also play a major role in interlinking the ethnic women entrepreneurs with the market, thus explaining the value chain of profitability of ethnic women entrepreneurship development. This study can also be a supportive research for national policy as well as for further research. 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 Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/3435 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z