Abstract:
The present study was designed with a view to analyze the comparative economic aspects of
the selected vegetables such as bean & bottle gourd production. A total of 60 bean & bottle
gourd producing farmers were randomly selected from two villages under Gopalgonj sadar
and Muksudpur Upazila in Gopalgonj. Mainly tabular analysis was done to achieve the major
objectives of the study. Cobb-Douglas production function model was also used to identify
and measure the specific effects of the factors on vegetables production. The findings of the
study revealed that the productions of selected vegetables were profitable. The per hectare
total costs of production of bottle gourd and bean were Tk. 156434 and Tk. 148183,
respectively and the corresponding gross incomes were Tk.305000 and Tk. 242500,
respectively. The estimated net return of producing bottle gourd and bean were Tk.148566
and Tk.94317, respectively. The results indicate that bottle gourd farmers received the highest
gross return and net return compared to bean producers. Functional analysis revealed that the
variation of yield was greatly influenced by the human labour, fertilizers, manure and
irrigation. These factors were directly or jointly responsible for the variation of yields. The
study also revealed that the farmers faced various types of problems, such as lack of irrigation
facilities, shortage of human labour, high price of fertilizers and insecticides, non-availability
of quality seeds, low market price of product at harvest period, lack of storage facilities and
inadequate transportation facilities.
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
