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Productivity and Resource Use Efficiency of Boro Rice Production

M. K. Majumder
MS Fellow
Department of Agricultural Economics Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202 Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This study was attempted to measure and compare resource use efficiency and relative productivity of farming under different tenure conditions in an area of Bhola district. A random sampling technique was used in the study. Sample farmers were classified as owner, crop share tenant and cash tenant farmers. A total of 90 samples, 30 from each class were selected on the basis of random sampling technique. The study explored the difference in the efficiency and productivity among owner, cash tenant and crop share tenant. Total cash expenses as well as total gross costs for producing HYV Boro rice was highest in owner farms and lowest in crop share tenant's farm. When individual inputs were concerned it was observed that expenses on human labor shared a major portion of expenses in the production of HYV Boro rice where owner operators used more hired labor in compare to other groups. However, the cash tenant farmers were more efficient than owner and crop share tenant farmers. Due to poor resource base the crop share tenants were unable to invest on modern farm inputs. It may be mentioned that in Bangladesh the predominant tenancy arrangement is share cropping, which is an inefficient form of tenure arrangement in compare to cash tenancy

Keywords: Land tenure, Profitability, Efficiency, Elasticity of production

Location: This study was attempted to measure and compare resource use efficiency and relative productivity of farming under different tenure conditions in an area of Bhola district.

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2010

Program Area: Farming System

Commodity: Rice

Objectives:

The objective of the study is to measure and compare relative productivity and efficiency of boro rice production under different tenure conditions.

Methodology:

The study was conducted to determine relative impact on resource use and productivity of farmers producing irrigated HYV Boro rice under different tenure systems in six villages namely Daskhandi, Jinnagar, Char Nizam, Aminabad, Osmanjong, Shibar hat in Charfassion Upazila under Bhola district. This study was based on field level data. The data are collected by the survey method. Collected data were classified, tabulated and analyzed in accordance of the objectives set for the study. Both tabular and statistical techniques were used to find important relationships among the relevant variables. Tubular technique: Tabular technique of analysis is generally used to find out the crude association or difference between two variables. In this study tabular technique was used to illustrate the whole picture of analysis. Statistical technique: Cob-Douglas production function is used to estimate the effects of various inputs for the production of HYV Boro rice in different tenural arrangements. Four independent variables namely, human labor cost, seed cost, fertilizer cost and insecticide cost were taken into consideration which are likely to have an impact on production of HYV Boro rice. All variables were expressed in monetary terms. The power tiller cost, land use cost and irrigation cost as a variable have not been considered. Because these cost were fixed per hectare for all the farmers for producing HYV Boro rice.

Source of Information: J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 7(2): 247–252, 2009

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget: 200000

Total Budget (Tk.) : 200000

Achievement/Findings:

It may be concluded that cash tenant operators were found more efficient than those of owner and crop share tenant operators. Again cash tenants were more efficient in production because they were eager to earn more profit from their investment. So they had to put better effort in producing rice and had got better output.

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