Abstract:
The present study was conducted to find out the profitability and resource use efficiency
of onion cultivation in Faridpur district. A total of 90 farmers were selected randomly
from three upazila of Faridpur namely Bhanga, Nagarkanda and Sadarpur. Data were
collected from the sample farmers through face to face interview. Majority of the
sample farmers were engaged in agriculture. Overall literacy status of the farmers was
good in the study areas. Cobb-Douglas production function had been used to achieve
the objectives. The average total cost of onion cultivation was estimated Tk. 185979
per hectare. The average yield per hectare was 11833 kg and average per unit onion
price was Tk. 28. On an average gross return, gross margin and net return per hectare
were Tk. 335173, Tk. 161191 and Tk. 149194 respectively. On an average BCR on full
cost basis was 1.80 which implies that one taka investment generated 1.80 Tk. The
coefficient of multiple determination, R
2
and F-value were 89% and 87.95 which
indicated good fit of a model. The ratio of MVP and MFC of human labor, land
preparation, seed, urea, TSP, MOP, irrigation and insecticides was 1.82, 6.51, 4.32,
-5.73, 1.08, -5.38, 3.57 and -11.00 respectively. It indicated that farmers in the study
areas were over utilizing urea, MOP and insecticides. On the other hand human labor,
land preparation, seed, TSP and irrigation were underutilized. Farmers faced many
problems in the study areas during the period of onion cultivation. Among them output
price fluctuation, high wage rate of labor, lack of human labor were major problems of
onion cultivation. Supply of inputs at reasonable price and improvement of market
facilities can play an important role in increasing onion production.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agribusiness Management
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
in partial fulfillment of the requirement
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
