ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ROSE CULTIVATION IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF JESSORE DISTRICT IN BANGLADESH

Abstract

Rose cultivation is now a profitable enterprise to the farmers, but the socioeconomic data and information of this flower are very scarce in Bangladesh. So, the present study is conducted to identify and analyze the profitability of rose relative profitability, potentialities and constraints during December 2014. Two villages (Sayedpara and Potuapara) of Jhikargachha Upazila under Jessore District were selected as study area. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were taken into consideration. A total of 100 rose growing farmers were randomly selected for this study. In this study, both descriptive and statistical tools is used to analyze the data. The average cost of rose cultivation is Tk.383561 and Tk.252734 per hectare on total cost and variable cost basis, respectively. The major share of total cost is for human labor (22%), land use (21%) fertilizer (22%) irrigation (6%) insecticide (12%).The yield of rose is 55,85,02 flowers per hectare. The net return from rose cultivation is Tk. 454192 per hectare. The benefit cost ratios are 3.31 and 2.18 on variable cost and full cost basis, respectively. The highest profit is obtained from rose cultivation compared to its competitive flowers like gladiolus, marigold and others for rose. Human labor, land preparation cost, seedling, urea, TSP, MoP and irrigation has positive effect on the yield of rose. Lack of technical knowledge, non-availability of HYV seedling, and infestation of insects and diseases are major problems found in rose cultivation. Government should take necessary steps to overcome these problems.