PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF BRINJAL PRODUCTION IN JAMALPUR DISTRICT

Abstract

The objectives of this research study are to recognize and measure the profitability analysis on brinjal production, its profit and socio-economic condition of farmers. Primary data collection was carried out at three villages of Jamalpur Sadar upzilla under Jamalpur district. The study was based on primary data, collected from 70 farmers, selected using a purposively simple random sampling technique. Cobb-Douglas production function was applied to determine the effects of inputs on brinjal production. Land preparation cost, seedling cost, fertilizer cost and insecticides have significant impact on brinjal production. The average yield per hectare of brinjal was 121440 kilograms. The average purveyed price was BDT 20 per kilogram. Per hectare of gross return, gross margin, and net return/profit of brinjal production were BDT 242880; BDT 1133970 and BDT 993970 respectively (Table 4.13). Per hectare benefit cost ratio was estimated at 1.70. Thus, Brinjal is a highly profitable enterprise. Increase of only managerial skills result in a substantial increase of output for Brinjal. Farmers faced a lot of problems in producing Brinjal. The problems were social and cultural, financial and technical. Lack of quality seed was one of the most important limitations of producing Brinjal in the study area. Lack of operating capital, high price of quality seed, high cost of irrigation water, shortage of human labor, lack of storage facilities, marketing problems and lack of quality preparation were the major problems faced by farmers. These are the major constraints for the producers of Brinjal in the study area.