Abstract:
The study was conducted to examine the profitability of shrimp farming in Bagerhat
and Khulna district of Bangladesh. Besides, attempt had given to examine the factors
influencing the shrimp cultivation and toidentify the constraints faced by smallholder
cultivators in the study area. Bagerhat and Khulna districts were selected purposively
for the study on the basis of extensive shrimp cultivation. A total of 120 shrimp
cultivators were randomly selected to conducting farm level survey with pre-tested
questionnaire.Data were collected during 1
st
November to 31
st
December, 2017. After
analysing the data, per hectare gross return, net return and gross margin were found to
be Tk. 300900, Tk. 231468 and Tk. 273269, respectively. Total cost of shrimp
production was calculated at Tk. 154608 per hectare. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was
found 2.497 for shrimp farming. Thus, it was found that shrimp farming was highly
profitable. Production function analysis suggested that, among the variables included
in the model, cost of human labour, cost of fingerling and cost of feed had a positive
and significant effect on gross return of shrimp production. On the other hand, cost of
lime had a positive and insignificant effect on gross return of shrimp production and
cost of urea and cost of TSP had a negative and insignificant effect on gross return of
shrimp production.Problems faced by the farmers were ranked on the basis of
corresponding means. Most of the farmers were reported that lack of capital was the
main constraint for their shrimp production.
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
DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY STUDIES
SEMESTER: JANUARY - JUNE, 2018
