Abstract:
The present study was designed to measure the profitability and resource use efficiency
of mungbean growing districts Patuakhali of Bangladesh. The study was confined to
randomly selected 70 mungbean farmers. It revealed that mungbean production is
profitable to the farmers. The productivity of munghean at farm level was 807 kg/ha,
which vas higher than national average of 680 kg/ha. Mungbean farmers received Tk.
60522 as gross return per hectare. The net return on total cost received of mungbean
was Tk. 22666. Benefit cost ratios on full cost and variable cost was at 1.59 and 3.37
respectively. Functional analysis showed that human labor, fertilizer irrigation and
insecticides had positive significant contribution to mungbean cultivation. In case of
resource use efficiency analysis for labor, fertilize, irrigation and insecticides were
greater than one and positive indicating inefficient use of these inputs. Therefore, the
farmers in the study areas had potentially ample opportunities to increase mungbean
production by using more of these inputs. Mungbean farmers encountered various
problems like untimely rainfall, lack of quality seed and disease and insect infestation,
and needs immediate attention to reduce these problems.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agribusiness Management
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
