Abstract:
Jute has always played an important role in the economy of Bangladesh.The
objectives of the present study to determine the socioeconomic condition,
profitability, resource use efficiency, problems of the farmers. The present study
was conducted at Muksudpur Upazilla of Gopalganj district of Bangladesh. Simple
random sampling was used to select the respondents. To achieve the purpose of the
study total 60 respondents were selected. The amount of human labor used for jute
cultivation was 115 man days per hectare. Total cost of human labor amounted to
Tk. 40250 per hectare. Total variable cost was Tk 57735 per hectare for jute
production. Per hectare interest on operating capital was Tk 1924.5. The study
revealed that total cost, gross return and net return of the jute production is Tk.
77659.5, Tk. 96,016.50 as well as Tk. 18357 respectively. It was evident from the
study that the benefit cost ratio of jute farming was 1.24. In the study area, use of
insecticide, fertilizer and seed for jute farming was under used as well as labour and
cowdung were over used. To determine the factors that affecting the production and
gross return Cobb Douglas Production function was used where labor, seed, as well
as fertilizer were statistically significant. In the study area various problems which
were faced by farmers such as lack of capital, high price of fertilizers and
insecticides, scarcity of good quality seeds, attack by pest and disease, lack of
training, lack of adequate transport facilities, lack of storage facilities, lack of
marketing facilities, and lack of market information. To solve the problems some
recommendations were made.
Description:
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
IN
Development and Poverty Studies
SEMESTER: July-December, 2018
