Abstract:
Mustard is one of the most important oil crop in Bangladesh. The present study was
conducted to estimate the financial profitability and factors affecting mustard production
in selected areas of Pabna district. Two union named Pakshi and Sahapur in Ishwardi
upazilla were purposively selected for the study. Total number of samples for the study
were 75, which were selected through simple random sampling. Primary data were
collected during the period of January to February, 2021. Financial profitability and CobbDauglas
production
function
model
were
used
to achieve
the main
objectives
of the
study.
The
study's
main
findings
demonstrate
that
mustard
farming
is
profitable.
The
total
cost
of
output
per
hectare
was
Tk.
69595.83.
The
gross
return
and
net
return
per
hectare
were
Tk.
92313.26
and Tk. 22717.43 respectively. Mustard yield per hectare was found to be
1711.62 kg. The Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was discovered to be 1.33, implying that a taka
invested in mustard production yielded Tk. 1.33 in return. Returns to scale was increasing
in the Cobb-Dauglas production function. Human labor, seed, TSP, and insecticide had a
positive and significant effect on Mustard yield, according to the study. The study
identified some of the most serious issues that mustard farmers mentioned. Financial limits,
technical issues, natural problems, and marketing issues have all been identified as
obstacles for mustard farmers. The most important financial challenges are the high wage
rate and increased input prices. Harvesting and drying problems are the most serious
technical problems in the study area. The majority of farmers recognized temperature
fluctuations and seasonal variation as a critical natural problem. Transportation problem is
the most prominent of the marketing issues. Hence, some suggestions were given to tackle
the challenges faced by the farmers. These are; availability of all necessary inputs at a
reasonable price should be ensured, a government procurement center might be set up to
purchase mustard from farmers at a set price, DAE should improve the field level service
provided by field workers (SAAOs) in order to provide farmers with accurate information,
suggestions and advice on mustard growing etc.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
