Abstract:
The study was undertaken to explore socio-economic profile, financial profitability
and resource use efficeincy analysis of mushroom producing households. Primary
data collection was carried out from Savar Upazila adjacent to Dhaka along with
eighteen key queries. This research was based on field data purveyed from 60 farm
house following purposive and simple random sampling technique. Cobb-Douglas
production function was applied to determine the effects of premediated cost factors
on mushroom commercialization. Test tube specimen/ mother, substrate/ growth
medium and accessory materials cost factors had positive significant impact on
mushroom turnover. Negative regression coefficient of labour indicated that excess
use of labour both type of producer. Fresh mushroom (BCR 3.21) was explored more
profitable than mushroom mother (BCR 2.6). The average market prices were attained
BDT 200.10/kg (fresh mushroom) and BDT 72.24/kg (mushroom mother). Resource
use efficiency of sample mushroom growers was analysed by comparing the marginal
value product(M.V.P) of an input with its factor cost. The overall M.V.P of specimen
is 11.21 implying that addition of one unit of specimen would have increae gross
income by 11.21 taka. The ratio of MVP and MFC of labour wage, prepation of
growth medium and accessory materials input resources are greater than one it implies
that the resources are overutilized. Finally, some problems were distinguished
including environmental stress, mushroom disease & insect outbreak, market
price fluctuations, societal superstition and fanatism and higher wage of technical
cognizant labor. Introducing different agricultural term loans to the mushroom
cultivators, motivating and training the cultivators to produce mushroom, introducing
advanced storage facilities, operating as a combined force both producer and
government authority, more engagement of women will flourish the mushroom
production.
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 (M.Sc)
IN
AGRICULTUTAL ECONMICS
