Abstract:
This study was conducted to find out the socio-economic status and the financial
profitability of Tilapia farming of Bangladesh in Cumilla, district in 2019
following stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected from a total
of 75 samples of Tilapia farmers. Simple profitability analysis of aquaculture
production was measured in terms of gross return, gross margin, net return and
BCR. Total variable cost was average variable cost for Tilapia fish farm was Tk
2,347,514.30 per hectare for tilapia fish farm where average water cleaning cost,
fingerling cost, feed cost, temporary human labour cost, and miscellaneous cost
were included. Again total fixed cost was 304,102.35 Tk/hectare for Tilapia fish
farm where average land use cost, cost of equipment, permanent labour cost
were included. Considering all the sample farmers, per hectare gross return of
Tilapia Tk. 1,777,204.70. Per hectare net return was estimated at Tk. 329,618.29.
Here, BCR was calculated at 1.2434 for Tilapia farm considering all the sample
farmers. Tilapia fish farming is a profitable as for higher productivity. The
farmers need to be very conscious about the inputs application, and this has to be
made in the light of the inputs prices paid as well as the price of Tilapia received
by the farmers.
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
DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY STUDIES
SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER, 2018
