Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to describe the socio-economic characteristics of Boro
rice farmers; to estimate the cost and return of Boro rice cultivation; to find out the
factors that affecting profitability of Boro rice cultivation and to identify problem
faced by the farmers in Boro rice production. The study was undertaken purposively
in Chaugachha upazila under Jashore district. Validated and well- structured
interview schedule (questionnaire) was used to collect data from 90 boro rice cultivars
during 1
st
June, 2019 to 30
th
June, 2019. Per hectare gross return of boro rice
cultivation under small, medium and large farms were Tk. 144520, Tk. 146654 and
Tk. 146893. Per hectare gross margin were Tk. 80457, Tk. 77711 and Tk. 72129 per
hectare for small, medium and large boro rice farm. Total net return was estimated Tk.
44475, Tk. 47109 and Tk. 41065 for small, medium and large boro rice farm per
hectare. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) were 1.44, 1.47 and 1.40 for small, medium and
large boro rice farm. 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 seeds, irrigation, TSP, manure, pesticides and zinc sulphate had
significant positive effect on production of boro rice farms, but human labor showed
negative significant effect on boro rice cultivation. The values of the coefficient of
multiple determination of rice production was 0.87 which implied that about 87
percent of the total variation in the gross return could be explained by the included
explanatory variables of the model. Resource use efficiency indicated that all of the
resources were under-utilization for rice production except over- utilization of human
labor and TSP. Low yield and unstable price was the l
i
st
problems in the study and
natural calamities 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
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS