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Comparative Economic Analysis of Pond Fish Production in Mymensingh and Jessore Districts, Bangladesh

Nirmal Chandra Saha
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Myrnensingh 2201, Bangladesh

Jahangir Alam
Bangladesg Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka

M. Al-Imran
Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. Shahidul Islam
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Myrnensingh 2201, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was conducted to determine the cost, return and relative profitability of pond fish production of Mymensingh and Jessore districts. A total of 75 ponds were selected on the basis of purposive random sampling technique from 7 villages under 2 Upazila (Trishal and Gou.ripur) of Mymensingh districts and 8 villages under 4 Upazila (Monirumpur, Jhikorgacha, Chowgacha and Sadar) of Jessore district. It was found that per hectare per year gross cost of pond fish production in Mymensingh and Jessore were Tk 333457.75 and Tk 54327.74, while gross return were Tk 434131.16 and Tk. 96640.00 and net return were Tk 100673.41 and Tk. 42312.26, respectively. The findings of this study revealed that the pond fish production in Jessore district was more profitable than that of Mymensingh district. Cobb-Douglas production function was applied to realize the specific effect of the factors on pond fish production. Out of six variables included in the function three variables had positive impact on return from pond fish production, in Mymensingh district but five variables had positive impact on return from pond fish production in Jessore district.

Keywords: Fish culture, Cost and return, Cob-Duglas production function

Location: Mymensingh and Jessore districts

Start Date: 00-07-2003

End Date: 00-06-2004

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Income generation

Objectives:

To generate information regarding the comparative profitability of pond fish production in different areas.

Methodology:

The study was carried out from July'03 to June'04 in seven villages at Mymensingh district and eight villages at Jessore district. A set of interview schedules were pre-tested and developed. Data were collected from 7 villages under two Upazila (Trishal and Gouripur) of Mymensingh district and 8 villages under four Upazila (Monirumpur, Jhikorgacha, Chowgacha and Sadar) of Jessore district. A total of 150 producers were selected from the study areas on the basis of purposive random sampling technique. A simple tabular method was followed to illustrate the whole picture of analysis. The sum, mean, percentage, ratio, etc. were the simple statistical measures employed to show the comparative performance of pond fish. Relative profitability of pond fish and production was determined on the basis of net return analysis.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Fish. Res.,8(2), 2004: 151-156

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Achievement/Findings:

The study reveals that the Benefit-cost ratio was higher in Jessore than in Mymensingh. In the functional analysis, it was found that the some of factors of fish production (fingerlings, fertilizer, feed, poison and labour) were positive in Jessore district, where as three factors (fingerlings, feed and labour) were positive in Mymensingh district. The results of the study indicate that the pond fish production can be increased and made more profitable by efficient reallocation resources in the production process.

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