Abstract:
Gladiolus occupies a pristine place in the garden for its magnificent inflorescence,
wide array of colours, and fascinating varieties of shapes and sizes. Present study was
conducted in order to identify the important socio-economic attributes of gladiolus
cultivators; to determine the profitability of gladiolus farming; and to identify
problem faced by the gladiolus growers. The study was undertaken purposively in
Jhikargacha upazilla under Jashore district. Pre-tested and well-structured
questionnaire was used to collect data from 80 farmers from 1st November, 2019
to 1st December, 2019. The average yields of gladiolus was 2,00,000 per hectare for
the farmers. The gross returns per hectare was Tk. 6,00,000. It was observed that per
hectare net return was Tk. 2,00,150. Cost and returns were worked out to estimate
profitability of gladiolus production. Per hectare total cost, gross return, net return and
gross margin were Tk. 3,99,850, Tk. 6,00,000, Tk. 2,00,150 and Tk. 2,67,050
respectively. Benefit Cost Ratio was 1.6. Cobb-Douglas production function analysis
was carried out for examining the factors affecting the profitability of input use. In
most of the cases the coefficients of irrigation, human labor, cost of TSP, cost of
manure and cost of pesticide appeared to be significant. The F-value for the gladiolus
farmers was 18.76 which were highly significant at 1 percent level. Lack of capital
was the l
st
problems in the study and improper packaging was the last problem.
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
