Abstract:
The present study was designed to assess the Profitability and Factor Analysis of Potato
Cultivation in Some Selected Areas of Munshiganj District in Bangladesh. Farmers were
randomly selected for data collection purpose. The selected upazilas were Munshiganj
Sadar and Tangibari under Munshiganj district. Descriptive statistics and Cobb-Douglas
production function were used to achieve the objective of the study. The major findings of
the study revealed that the potato production was profitable for the year of 2021. Per hectare
total cost of potato was Tk. 2, 64, 873 and the gross return was Tk. 2, 67, 690. Per hectare
net return for potato production was Tk. 2, 817. Gross margin was Tk. 42, 619. Return per
taka of potato production was 1.01 and discounted BCR was 1.29. The results of the CobbDouglas
production
function
indicated
that
the
gross
return
of
the
potato
production
were
highly
influenced
by
the
human
labor,
seed,
irrigation,
manure,
fertilizer,
insecticide
etc.
𝑅
2
was 0.447, adjusted 𝑅
2
0.401, returns to scale was 0.87 and F-value 9.822. The
problems faced by potato farmers were shortage of financial capital, high price of input,
low price of output, lack of quality seed, inadequate extension services etc. It also showed
that imbalanced investment and poor management of potato farming may lead to less profit.
So efficient policy for pricing, effective production management, lower input price were
required for the highest net return of the potato cultivation. For these Bangladesh
government should play vital role for the effective management of potato.
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
IN
DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY STUDIES
