A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PLANT SPECIES AND ECONOMICS OF NURSERY BUSINESS IN DHAKA CITY-A CASE STUDY

Abstract

The study was conducted in four areas of DCC (Agargaon area; Dhaka University, High court and Doyel Chattar area; Gulshan and Baridhara area; and Airport road and Uttara area;) from January 2017 to March 2017. A total of 225 nurseries were identified in the studied area of which 40 nurseries were selected, which representing four areas of DCC. This study aimed to assess the socio-economic characteristics, plants species composition, nursery economics and main problems faced by the nursery owners in nursery business. On an average, a total of 325 species were identified in the nurseries of studied area of DCC. Among them 308 was found in the Agargaon study area, 300 in the Dhaka University, High court and DoyelChattar study area, 278 in the Gulshan and Baridhara study area and 294 in the Airport road and Uttara study area. The highest profit % in ornamental plant 411.13 in the Agargaon study area, 417.28 in the Dhaka University, High court and Doyel Chattar study area, 413.02 in the Gulshan and Baridhara study area and 407.50in the Airport road and Uttara study area of Dhaka City Corporation. Benefit cost ratio was calculated as 3.026 in the Agargaon study area, 3.329 in the Dhaka University, High court and Doyel Chattar study area, 3.480 in the Gulshan and Baridhara study area and 3.208 in the Airport road and Uttara study area of Dhaka City Corporation. Thus, the present finding revealed that nursery business is a profitable enterprise in the studied area and among them Gulshan and Baridhara area was more profitable.