Abstract:
Fisheries sector in Bangladesh has been playing a vital role in the economy of
Bangladesh from the time immemorial. The contribution of agricultural sector
to Gross Domestic Product is about 16.33 percent in the FY 2013-14 of
which fisheries sub-sector contributes about 22.61 percent to the broad
agricultural sector Gross Domestic Product. The overall objectives of the present
study were to examine socio-demographic profile of shrimp producing farmers,
to assess profitability and resource use efficiency of shrimp farming. Bagerhat
district was selected for the study on the basis of extensive cultivation of shrimp.
Simple random sampling technique had been used for collecting data from 105
sample farmers through interview schedule. After analyzing the data, per
hectare gross return, net return, and gross margin were found to be Tk.
364222.00, Tk. 215931.00 & Tk. 260095.00 respectively. Total costs of shrimp
production were calculated at Tk. 148291.00 per hectare. Benefit Cost Ratio
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agribusiness Management
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
