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Productivity and Input Use Efficiency of Different Vegetables at Marginal Land in a Selected Area of Bangladesh

S. Haque
Lecturer
Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

M.N. Hoque
Associate Coordinator
Social Forestry Programme, Proshika.

M. M. Rahman
Proressor
Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was designed to assess the economic performance of crops producing on the marginal land and resource use efficiency of the farmers. In order of attain these objectives, a total of 70 samples were randomly selected from 3 villages (Char Bhabanipur, Char Anandipur and Char Gobindapur) of Sadar Upazila of Mymensingh District. In the study area, farmers grew mainly 8 vegetables i.e:. Potato, Brinjal, Kharif chilli, Bean, Amaranth, Snake gourd, Okra and Pumpkin leaf. Findings showed that in most of the vegetables production the MVP of human labour was greater than one and it was also significant implying that it was a very crucial input and there prevails a great chance to generate employment. In general, however, farmers appeared to be rational in the use of resources in producing vegetables. It may be concluded from the present study that the sample farmers found vegetables profitable.

Keywords: Marginal land, Resource use efficiency, Production efficiency

Location: Sadar Upazila of Mymensingh district.

Start Date: 00-10-1999

End Date: 00-09-2000

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Efficiency

Objectives:

To assess the economic performance of crops producing on the marginal land and resource use efficiency of the farmers.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in 3 villages of Sadar Upazila of Mymensingh district namely Char Bhabanipur, Char Anandipur and Char Gobindapur. A multistage sampling technique was followed. After selecting the vegetable area sample villages were selected and then sample farmers were randomly chosen from those villages. The village had preponderance of small farmers. From a list of about 400 farmers, 70 farmers were randomly chosen. Data were collected from the sample farmers during October, 1999 to September, 2000 by survey method, through a predesigned interview schedule. All information on agronomic practices, yield and input use of all vegetables were collected. The dominant vegetables were Potato, Brinjal, Kharif chilli, Bean, Amaranth, Snake gourd, Okra and Pumpkin leaf. Each farmer did not produce all the vegetables. Thirty eight (54%) farmers produced potato on 6.90 hectares of land, 43 (46%) farmers produced Brinjal on 4.73 hectare of land, 39 (56%) farmers produced Kharif chilli on 3.57 hectare of land. Forty six (66%) farmers produced Bean on 4.45 hectare of land, 63 (90%) farmers produced Amaranth on 14.57 hectare of land, 35 (50%) farmers produced Snake gourd on 3.15 hectare of land,. 37 (53%) farmers produced Okra on 4.34 hectare of land and 30 (43%) farmers produced Pumpkin leaf on 3.00 hectare of land. In the study areas, the following inputs, namely, human labour, bullock labour, power tiller, seed, cowdung, oil cake, urea, triple super phosphate (TSP), muriate of potash (MP), gypsum, insecticide, irrigation etc. were employed as a priori explanatory variables and these were considered to be most responsible for producing different vegetables. In the present study the returns to scale of different vegetables were computed by the sum of input elasticities of vegetables. The elasticity of production refers to the percentage change in output as compared to the percentage change in input. The concept "elasticity" can be applied to the production function to determine the stage in which farmers are allocating their resources. Hence these MVPs indicate value product in taka per taka input cost and can express the ratio of MVP and MFC. In order to identify the status of resource use efficiency, it was considered that a ratio equal to unity indicates the optimum use of that factor. a ratio more than unity indicates that the gross return could be increased by using more of the resource. In other words, there is an ample opportunities for farmers to increase per hectare yield. A value of less than unity indicates the unprofitable level of resource use, which should be decreased to minimize the losses or farmers over used this input. The negative value of MVP indicates the indiscriminate and inefficient use of resource.

Source of Information: Progress. Agric. 13 (1 & 2) : 155-161, 2002, ISSN 1017-8139

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Achievement/Findings:

On the basis of the above findings, most of the resource use efficiencies of the inputs were positive and more than one which indicates that more profit can be obtained by increasing each input included in production function. The inputs whose resource use efficiencies was positive but less than one is to be adjusted to unity depending upon the MVPs to achieve full efficiency. The overall production performance of al\ vegetables is, however, profitable.

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