PROFITABILITY AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF TRANSPLANTED AMAN RICE CULTIVATION IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF PATUAKHALI DISTRICT

Abstract

The present study was designed to measure the profitability and technical efficiency of transplanted Aman farmers in selected areas of Patuakhali district. Primary data was collected from 118 farmers. A random sampling was followed. Cobb Douglas Stochastic Frontier Model was used for efficiency analysis and undiscounted Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was used for profitability analysis. The major findings of the study reveal that T. Aman production is profitable. Total cost of production was Tk. 34869.76 per hectare. Gross returns was Tk. 43882.58 and net returns was Tk. 9013.58. Per hectare yields of T. Aman rice was found 2149.00 kg. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) was found to be 1.26 which implies that one-taka investment in T. Aman production generated Tk. 1.26. The coefficients of parameters like human labor, land preparation, fertilizers, and insecticides were positive and significant indicated positive effect on T. Aman production. In the technical inefficiency effect model, education, and training have negative coefficients indicating that this helps in reducing technical inefficiency of T. Aman farmers. The average efficiency is found to be 68 percent, which indicates that inefficiency effects have a significant contribution in determining the level and variability of output of T. Aman farms. The study revealed that a considerable improvement took place to increase household income of the farmers in the study area and to improve the socioeconomic conditions with the introduction of large-scale commercial T. Aman production. The study also identified some problems and constraints faced by the T. Aman farmers and suggested some recommendations to improve the present production situation so that per hectare yield of T. Aman would possibly be increased and farmer can get proper price benefit by the T. Aman yield.