Abstract:
This study was conducted to examine the profitability and resource use efficiency of
Boro paddy producing farms under different land tenure systems. In total 90 farmers
of which 30 owner, 30 cash tenant and 30 crops share tenant farmers were selected
randomly from three villages namely Aruyakandi, Baroipara and Habibpur under
Shailkupa Upazila in Jhenaidah district of Bangladesh. Primary data were collected
from the farmers by farm survey method.
The study revealed that the socio-economic condition of owner farmers had better
than cash and crop share tenant farmers. It was found that HYV Boro paddy
production was profitable for both land tenure farmers but there exists a difference in
profitability among owner, cash tenant and crop share tenant farmers. Per hectare
gross cost of owner, cash tenant, and crop share tenant farmers were respectively Tk
95858, Tk 91793.96 and Tk 78752.77 and per hectare gross returns were Tk
108933.00, Tk 119079.50 and Tk 117368.48, respectively. It was observed that per
hectare net return was Tk. 14296.78, 27285.54 and 38615.72 for the owner, cash
tenant, and crop share tenant farmers, respectively. This result indicated that crop
share tenant farmer earned more profit than the other group of farmers. The
undiscounted BCR were 1.14, 1.30, and 1.49 in owner, cash tenant and crop share
tenant farmers, respectively. Finally, it was observed that more profit could be earned
by reallocating of resources following a series of interrelated reform measures
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
IN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
