PROFITABILITY OF BITTER GOURD PRODUCTION IN SOME AREAS OF NARSINGDI DISTRICT

F A Mila, M S Rahman, N Nahar, D Debnath and M K H Shahjada
Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 143-147

Abstract:

The estimation of profitability and to investigate the factors affecting the yield of bitter gourd production at Narsingdi district in 2013 was designed. The study area was selected purposively and a total of 100 farmers were randomly selected. The stochastic Cobb-Douglas production frontier model was used for estimating the factors that affecting bitter gourd production. The study used both descriptive and functional analysis to achieve the objectives of the study. The study divulged that bitter gourd production was profitable in the study areas. Average yield of bitter gourd was found to be 27.5 ton ha-1 and average gross return was Tk. 5,50,000 ha-1. Total cost of production was found to be Tk. 3,06,810 ha-1. Net return and BCR was found to be Tk. 2.43,190 ha-1 and 1.79, respectively. The functional analyses suggested that human labour, Urea, TSP, cow dung and irrigation had positive and significant effect on the yield of bitter gourd in the study areas. Among different constraints, attacked by insect and diseases, lack of quality seed and high price of input were dominant in the study areas. Necessary steps from the concern authority are essential to solve the problems regarding bitter gourd cultivation and to increase the production as well as the income of the farmers in the study areas.

Keywords:

Profitability, Bitter gourd, gross margin, net return, BCR, Cobb-Douglas


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F A Mila, M S Rahman, N Nahar, D Debnath and M K H Shahjada. 2015. PROFITABILITY OF BITTER GOURD PRODUCTION IN SOME AREAS OF NARSINGDI DISTRICT, Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University 2(1): 143-147.