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Economic Analysis of Date Plam in Agroforestry System in Jessore District

M.I. Haque
Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh.

S.M.F. Islam
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Salna, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

M.H. Kabir
Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh.

M.M. Alam
Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The Major focus of the study was to assess the profitability of date palm in agroforestry system. Farm survey method was adopted to collect necessary data. Data were collected for the period of March 1997 to February 1998 through an interview schedule from 60 randomly selected date palm based agroforestry practicing farmers of three villages in Bagherpara and Sadar upzilla of Jessore district. Five major cropping patterns were identified under date palm based agroforestry system. In terms of economic viability, gross and net returns from date palm were Tk. 26,238.00 and Tk. 19,473.00 per hectare respectively. Intertemporal budgeting for date palm in agroforestry system showed higher discounted benefit-cost ratio (3.89), a large present value of benefit (Tk.1 03770) and a high internal rate of return (138%) which clearly indicated high profitability of date palm in agroforestry system.

Keywords: Date palm, Agroforestry, Juice, Gur, Profitability.

Location: Bagherpara and Sadar upazilla of Jessore district.

Start Date: 00-03-1997

End Date: 00-02-1998

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Date palm

Objectives:

1. To analyze profitability of date palm in agroforestry system.

2. To assess economic potentiality of date palm in agroforestry system.

Methodology:

Farm survey method was adopted to collect necessary data for this study. Keeping in mind the objectives of the study, Bagherpara and Sadar upazilla of Jessore district were selected purposively, because those two thanas are very much famous for date palm based agroforestry system. After preliminary visit to two upazillas, Panchbaria and Gaherpur village of Sadar upazilla and Gadighat village of Bagherpara upazilla of Jessore district were finally selected. Direct interview method was followed to collect data. The primary data were collected through an interview schedule from 60 randomly selected date palm based agroforestry practicing farmers from a population of 181 farm families of those three villages. The data for the period of March 1997 to February 1998 were collected. Collected data were compiled, coded, tabulated and analyzed for achieving objectives of the study. To assess economic viability of date palm in agroforestry system gross margin analysis have been performed. In order to arrive a meaningful conclusion, tabular technique of analysis was intensively used. An intertemporal budgeting technique was also adopted to determine discounted benefit-cost ratio (BCR), net present value of benefit (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) for date palm component in the system. To determine profitability of date palm in agroforestry system, the costs and returns were estimated. Cost includes human labour, fuel cost and cost of chemicals for molasses and solid gur preparation. Return of date palm comes from different sources. Juice is the primary product, molasses and solid gur are the major processed product. Timber and other materials were considered as by-product.

Source of Information: Bangladesh Journal of Sugarcane, Vol: 23, pp: 51-56, July, 2001, ISSN 1991-8925

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Achievement/Findings:

It is evident from the study that date palm in agroforestry system may be an alternative contrivance to supplement increased demand for sugar as well as an economic enterprise for the farmer. Intertemporal budgeting also indicated a high profitability of date palm in agroforestry system. So it can be concluded that date palm in agroforestry system has a great economic potentiality.

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