A STUDY ON PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF BORO RICE CULTIVATION IN SOME SELECTED AREA OF LAXMIPUR DISTRICT

Abstract

Bangladesh is an agro based country with an area of 148,460 square kilometers and a population about 162 million. Majority of the population of the country involves in agriculture. The study was undertaken to assess the profitability of Boro rice. A total of 80 farmers were selected by simple random sampling from the villages of Ramganj, Raipur and Ramgati upazila of Laxmipur district. Tabular technique and statistical analysis were done to achieve objectives. The Cobb-Douglas production function was used in this study to determine the effects of effects of individual inputs on Boro rice production. The major findings of the study were that the cultivation ofBoro rice was profitable from the view point of farmers. The total return per hectare 111090.35 Tk. Gross Cost 78202.24 Tk. Total variable cost was 54451.90 Tk. Total fixed cost was 23750 Tk. Net return was 32888.11 Tk. The undiscounted BCR was 1.42. It is also observed that per hectare net returns were influenced by the factors included in model namely: human labor, insecticides, and irrigation. These factors were responsible for influencing per hectare net returns for Boro rice production. There were also some constrains and problems facing by the farmers during the production process as well as marketing of Boro rice. High price of inputs, high cost of irrigation, lack of quality seeds, lack of scientific knowledge about cultivation, inadequate extension service, lack of operating capital, natural calamities, low output price, high cost of transportations etc. were common problems faced by farmers. It can be concluded that the farmers should be encouraged to grow more Boro rice as a means of increasing their income. More HYV ofBoro rice should be cultivated in the study area.