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Factors Affecting Profitability of Sugarcane Production as Monoculture and as Intercrop in Selected Areas of Bangladesh

M. KAMRUZZAMAN
Assistant Professor
Deptt. of Agricultural Economics, BSMRAU Gazipur-1706, Bangladesh.

M. HASANUZZAMAN
MS Student
Deptt. of Agricultural Economics, BSMRAU, Gazipur-1706, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was undertaken to know the profitability of sugarcane production as monoculture and as intercrop. Data were collected from 70 sugarcane growers of Daulatpur Upazilla under Kushtia District. Data were collected during the period from February to July 2003. The study reveals that the sugarcane plus potato combination produced the highest net return followed by sugarcane plus maize, sugarcane plus lentil and sole sugarcane production. Family labour cost, cost of urea, number of fertilizing, sowning/planting time of intercrop, cost of sett were the important factors which influence the profitability of sugarcane production both as intercrop and as nonoculture. High prices of inputs, lack of scientific knowledge, and dishonesty of officials are the major problems in sugarcane production. In order to promote intercropping in a large scale with sugarcane, government and other related organizations must encourage farmers to produce sugarcane as intercrop in order to earn higher net return.

Keywords: Profitability of sugarcane, Monoculture, Intercrop

Location: Daulatpur, Kushtia

Start Date: 01-02-2003

End Date: 31-07-2003

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

(1) To compare the profitability of sugarcane as monoculture and intercrop with crops under crop diversification programme,

(2) To identify the factors influencing the profitability of sugarcane production as monoculture and intercropping of various crops under crop diversification programme.

Methodology:

Eighteen villages of Daulatpur Thana of Kushtia District were selected purposively. Finally, 70 growers were selected from the list of sugarcane growers by random sampling technique. Out of 70 samples, 40 were intercrop and 30 were sole sugarcane growers. To compare sole sugarcane, sugarcane plus lentil, sugarcane plus maize, sugarcane plus potato, and sugarcane plus others intercropping system were selected for this study (other intercrops include wheat, sunflower, and onion). Data were collected from February to July 2003. To determine the effects of variable inputs, Cobb-Douglas production function was estimated. This functional form of regression model used in this study was as follows for sole sugarcane production.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 32(3) : 433-444, September 2007, ISSN 0258 - 7122

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Achievement/Findings:

In this study the sugarcane plus potato combination produced the highest net return followed by sugarcane plus maize, sugarcane plus lentil, and sole sugarcane. The highest returns yielded by the sugarcane plus potato intercrop system were supported by previous studies. Cost of family labour, cost of urea, cost of MP, time of sett transplanting, plant to plant distance were factors which significantly affected profitability of sugarcane as monculture. Cost of total labour, cost of setts, sowing/planting of intercrops were the factors which significantly affecting profitability of sugarcane production as intercrop. Some farmers are interested to increase their intercropped areas to earn maximum profit but they are not able to practice it in a large scale due to some problems and constraints. The major problems were high price of inputs, lack of scientific knowledge, and dishonesty of officials. Therefore, in order to promote intercropping in a large scale with sugarcane, government and non-government organizations must encourage farmers to produce sugarcane as intercrop. This will enable the farmers to earn the highest net returns.

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