FINANCIAL PROFITABILITY AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY OF TUBEROSE CULTIVATION IN JASHORE DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to determine the financial profitability and resource use efficiency of Tuberose cultivation in some selected area of Jashore district. Data were collected from randomly selected 100 farmers using an interview schedule as the sample of the study from a population 430 farmers of Jhikargacha upazila under Jashore district. Descriptive statistics along with a production function analysis was carried out to achieve the objectives of the study. Tuberose cultivation is profitable in the study area. The results revealed that per hectare average costs of tuberose cultivation were estimated at Tk.2,12,920 .Average yield was estimated 3, 35,775 stick per hectare. The gross return and net return were Tk. 6, 82,550 and Tk. 4,69,630 per hectare respectively. Undiscounted Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was found 3.2. The production function exhibited increasing returns to scale. Production function analysis suggested that human labor, bulb and Manure had positive and significant effect on the yield of Tuberose. The ratio of MVP and MFC of Human labor, bulb, Manure, Urea, TSP and MoP was found 2.5, 12.9, 4.7, -11.8, 7.01 and 6.5 respectively. It indicates that farmers in the study area over utilizing Urea while Human Labor, bulb, Manure, TSP and MoP were underutilized. The lack of scientific knowledge, high yielding variety and lack of storage facilities were reported to be major problems in tuberose cultivation. Supply of credit on easy terms, supply of inputs and machinery by responsible authority, formation of farmer’s organization can play an important role in increasing tuberose production.