PROFITABILITY OF BORO RICE CULTIVATION IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF RAJBARI DISTRICT IN BANGLADESH

Abstract

The overall objective of the present study was to describe the socio-economic characteristics of boro rice farmers; to estimate the cost and return of Boro rice production; to determine factors influencing gross return of Boro rice and to identify the problem faced by the farmers in Boro rice cultivation. Baliakandi upazila under Rajbari district was selected as the study area and the data were collected from 60 boro rice farmers by using an interview schedule. Data were collected during 1 June to 30th June, 2019. . After analyzing the data, total cost of production was Tk. 172855 for boro rice cultivars. Per hectare gross return was Tk. 247480. Per hectare gross margin was Tk. 119475 for boro rice cultivars. Net return was calculated by deducting gross cost from gross return and these was Tk. 74625. Benefit cost ratio was 1.43 for boro rice cultivars. From Cobb-Douglas production function analysis, it was observed that the coefficients of seed, MoP, pesticides and manure cost were significant at different level of probability for boro rice cultivation and the coefficients of human labor, land preparation, urea, gypsum, zinc sulphate and irrigation used was not significant while the coefficients of TSP was negative and insignificant for boro rice cultivation but coefficients of boron was negatively significant. This study also identified some of the problems associated with boro rice production. The findings revealed that low price of boro rice was most severe problem followed by high price of fertilizers and lack of adequate transportation facilities was last problem of boro rice production in the study area.