AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF HYV BORO PADDY PRODUCTION UNDER DIFFERENT LAND TENURE SYSTEMS IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF JHENAIDAH DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the profitability and resource use efficiency of Boro paddy producing farms under different land tenure systems. In total 90 farmers of which 30 owner, 30 cash tenant and 30 crops share tenant farmers were selected randomly from three villages namely Aruyakandi, Baroipara and Habibpur under Shailkupa Upazila in Jhenaidah district of Bangladesh. Primary data were collected from the farmers by farm survey method. The study revealed that the socio-economic condition of owner farmers had better than cash and crop share tenant farmers. It was found that HYV Boro paddy production was profitable for both land tenure farmers but there exists a difference in profitability among owner, cash tenant and crop share tenant farmers. Per hectare gross cost of owner, cash tenant, and crop share tenant farmers were respectively Tk 95858, Tk 91793.96 and Tk 78752.77 and per hectare gross returns were Tk 108933.00, Tk 119079.50 and Tk 117368.48, respectively. It was observed that per hectare net return was Tk. 14296.78, 27285.54 and 38615.72 for the owner, cash tenant, and crop share tenant farmers, respectively. This result indicated that crop share tenant farmer earned more profit than the other group of farmers. The undiscounted BCR were 1.14, 1.30, and 1.49 in owner, cash tenant and crop share tenant farmers, respectively. Finally, it was observed that more profit could be earned by reallocating of resources following a series of interrelated reform measures