PRODUCTIVITY AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY OF BAGDA SHRIMP FARMING IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF BAGERHAT DISTRICT IN BANGLADESH

Abstract

Fisheries sector in Bangladesh has been playing a vital role in the economy of Bangladesh from the time immemorial. The contribution of agricultural sector to Gross Domestic Product is about 16.33 percent in the FY 2013-14 of which fisheries sub-sector contributes about 22.61 percent to the broad agricultural sector Gross Domestic Product. The overall objectives of the present study were to examine socio-demographic profile of shrimp producing farmers, to assess profitability and resource use efficiency of shrimp farming. Bagerhat district was selected for the study on the basis of extensive cultivation of shrimp. Simple random sampling technique had been used for collecting data from 105 sample farmers through interview schedule. After analyzing the data, per hectare gross return, net return, and gross margin were found to be Tk. 364222.00, Tk. 215931.00 & Tk. 260095.00 respectively. Total costs of shrimp production were calculated at Tk. 148291.00 per hectare. Benefit Cost Ratio