COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIECY OF HIGH YIELDING RICE VARIETIES (HYV's) AND LOCAL RICE VARIETIES OF TRANSPLANT AMAN (T.AMAN) IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF NARAIL DISTRICT

Abstract

Rice cultivation is one of the oldest agricultural practices for farmers of Narail district. Transplant and Broadcast both Aman rice are popular for farming here. Some local varieties are so popular that they restrict the popularity of modern Aman rice. By this thesis work we were trying to find out the financial comparison of this two types of Aman rice. This study was conducted during December, 2019. In Narail district there are three upazilas: Narail Sadar upazila, Kalia upazila and Lohagara upazila. The total sample sizes from three upazilas were 60 T. Aman rice cultivators. The number of sample from each upazila was 20 rice cultivators. A simple random sampling procedure was used to select the farmers who cultivate T. Aman rice in this area for collecting the data. In this study, both descriptive and statistical tools were used to analyze the data. The profitability of local and HYV T.Aman cultivation was estimated by using gross margin, net return, and benefit cost analysis. Cob-Douglas production function analysis was used to estimate the significance level of inputs. Then resource use efficiency was calculated in this research. The research found that young energetic farmers were interested in HYV’s cultivation. But the experienced farmers were interested in local varieties cultivation. For local T.Aman varieties gross margin was calculated taka 33508.73 per hectare and for HYV T.Aman varieties gross margin was calculated taka 67304.38 per hectare. Gross margin of HYV’s was calculated 33795.65 taka more than local T.Aman. On the other hand for local T.Aman net return was calculated taka 18092.77 per hectare and for HYV T.Aman varieties net return was calculated taka 36150.54 per hectare. The net return of HYV’s was calculated 18057.77 taka higher than local T.Aman. Benefit cost ratio for local T.Aman full cost and variable cost basis were calculated 1.56 and 2.98 which were greater than the HYV T.Aman 1.49 and 2.59. The thesis found producing local varieties was profitable here. The effect of land preparation cost, seedling cost and TSP cost were significant for local T.Aman rice. Other taken variables had insignificant effect on local T.Aman rice. Human labor cost, seedling cost, manure cost and supplementary irrigation cost had significant effect on gross return of HYV T,Aman rice. It was found from resource use efficiency that human labor, seeds, manure and pesticides were over utilized in local T.Aman. Farmars should reduce use of these inputs. Land preparation, Urea, TSP, DAP, Gypsum, ZnSO 4 and Irrigation were underutilized and Page | II

farmers should increase use of this inputs to obtain efficiency. On the other hand Seeds, TSP, MOP, Gypsum and ZnSO 4 were over utilized in HYV T.Aman. Farmars should reduce use of these inputs. Human labor, Land preparation, Urea, SSP, DAP, Manure, Pesticides and irrigation were underutilized and farmers should increase use of this inputs to obtain efficiency. The problems of cultivating T.Aman were high input price, insufficient credit facilities/ lack of capital, shortage of agricultural labor, high wage rate, poor agronomic practice, lack of scientific knowledge and training, attack by pests and diseases, inadequate and underdeveloped market, lack of storage facilities, natural disaster etc. Government, non-government organizations and other organs of agricultural sectors should take necessary actions to overcome these problems.