CAULIFLOWER CULTIVATION PRODUCTIVITY AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION OF AGRO- ECONOMICS: A STUDY ON SELECTED AREAS OF JAMALPUR DISTRICT IN BANGLADESH

Abstract

The study is an attempt to examine the economic analysis of cauliflower production in selected areas of Jamalpur district. A total of 80 farmers were randomly selected from three Chor that means less fertile land areas namely Chor Chukhnogori, Fulzur Chor, and Attattur Chor under Madargonj Upazila in Jamalpur district. The major findings of this study revealed that production of the selected homestead vegetables were profitable. Per acre gross cost of production of cauliflower was Tk. 93860.55 and the gross return was Tk. 229407.40. Per acre net returns of producing cauliflower was Tk. 135546.85. Benefit cost ratios of cauliflower was 2.44. The farmersearned the highest profit from cabbage production. The results of Cobb-Douglas production function model indicated that acre-1gross returns was significantly influenced by the use of human labor, tillage operation, seeds, fertilizers, manure, irrigation and insecticides. These factors were directly or jointly responsible for influencing acre-1gross returns of cauliflower. Some essential policy recommendations have been arisen which are: input and price support, and motivation and training programs should be arranged by different government and non-government organizations and public-private partnership should be emphasized for creating scope to improve the overall economic condition of the farmers through homestead vegetable farming.