Abstract:
The study was conducted to examine the profitability analysis and identifying existing
marketing channel of tomato in some selected areas of Jamalpur district in
Bangladesh. Besides, attempt had given to describe the socio-economic characteristics
of the tomato farmers, and to estimate the costs and returns of tomato crop on sample
farms in the study area, to study the existing marketing channel of tomato and
marketing margin of intermediaries and to identify the constraints in production of
tomato crop and to suggest measures to overcome them. Jamalpur districts was
selected purposively for the study on the basis of extensive tomato production. A total
of 105 tomato cultivators were randomly selected to conducting farm level survey
with pre-tested questionnaire. Data were collected during 1
st
November, 2018 to 31
March, 2019. After analysing the data, per hectare gross return, net return and gross
margin were found to be Tk. 228076, Tk. 222452, and Tk. 216818. Tk. 135699, Tk.
124082 and Tk. 111872 and Tk. 111565, Tk. 102058 and Tk. 90367 for marginal,
small and medium tomato farmers, respectively. Total cost of tomato production was
calculated at Tk. 116511, Tk. 120394 and Tk. 126451 per hectare for marginal, small
and medium tomato farmers, respectively. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) were found 1.96,
1.85 and 1.72 for marginal, small and medium tomato farmers, respectively. A sample
number of 20 traders were selected, categorized as petty traders, aratdars, wholesalers,
and retailers. The process of tomato market passes by various marketing channels
until it reache the final consumer or export. Such dealers took care of all market
aspects such as storage, transport, finance, and risk taking. The average net margin
(profit) of petty traders. aratdars, wholesalers, and retailers were 156 Tk., 42 Tk., 128
Tk. and 342 Tk. per 100 kg, which indicates that among the intermediaries net
marketing margin was highest in retailers and lowest in Aratdars. Thus, the producers
and various intermediaries losing their attention in commercial cultivation and
trading. In the study area, lack of quality seed was the most severe problem among the
farmers and diseases and pest infestation was the last problems of the farmers.
Although, lack of quality seed was the first problem of the sample farmers, they
strongly suggested about the credit facility which was the 1
st
ranked suggestions of
the farmers in the study area were poor and they have no fund to cultivate tomato.
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
AGRIBUSINESS AND MARKETING
