Table 5.

1 Socio-economic profile of Binadhan-7 growers

Phulpu
Items Tarakanda All area
r
Sample size 3 27 30
1. Farmer’s age (year) 36 46 41.3
2. Occupation (%)
Agriculture 100 85 87
Business 0 8 7
Service 0 7 6
3. Level of education (%)
Illiterate 0 8 7
Sign only 33 33 33
Primary 0 26 23
Secondary 33 22 23
Higher Secondary 0 7 7
Degree & above 33 4 7
4. Farm size (ha) 0.34 0.46 0.45
5. Household income (Tk yr-1) 96000 85000 87000

Table-5.2: Per hectare cost (Tk. ha-1) of Binadhan-7 in the study areas:

Upazila of Mymensingh District

All
Particulars Phulpur Tarakanda % of Total Cost
areas
Variable Cost

Power tiller cost 7718 7642 7649 9.72

Hired labor Cost 28442 31501 31195 39.6
Seed 2310 2374 2367 3
Fertilizer
Urea 3711 3303 3342 4.2
TSP 3976 4146 4129 5.2
MoP 1873 1811 1817 2.31
Gypsum 1478 1505 1502 1.91
Zinc Sulfate 1559 1007 1062 1.3
Cost of irrigation 4199 3259 3353 4.2
Cost of pesticide 2957 3936 3838 4.8
Others(herbicide) 917 762 778 0.98
Sub-total 58292 59988 59818 76
Interest in operating 1166 1200 1196 1.5
 capital
Total variable cost 59458 61188 61014 77.5
Fixed Cost

Family labor 12023 12839 12758 16.2

Land use cost 4940 4929 4930 6.2
Total fixed cost 16963 17768 17687 22.5
Total cost 76421 78956 78708 100.00

Table-5.3: Per hectare return of Binadhan-7 in the study areas

Type Phulpur Tarakanda All Area

-1
Yield from Binadhan-7 (Kg ha ) 4044 4123 4115
-1
Return from Binadhan-7 (Tk ha ) 115711 113379 113612
Return from straw (Tk ha-1) 16629 17929 17799
-1
Total return (Tk ha ) 132340 131308 131411
-1
Total variable cost (Tk ha ) 58292 59988 59818
-1
Total Cost (Tk ha ) 75255 77750 77506
-1
Gross margin (Tk ha ) 74048 71320 71593
-1
Net return (Tk ha ) 57085 53552 53906
Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR)
BCR on the full cost 1.73 1.66 1.67
BCR on variable cost 2.23 2.15 2.15

Table 5.4: Major Problems to Binadhan-16 cultivation in the study areas

% of farmer responded
no Phulpu
Items Tarakanda All area Rank
. r
1 Inadequate supply of quality seeds 80 81 81 1
2 The higher price of fertilizers 100 66 70 2
3 Lack of training 33 59 56 3
4 Lac of technical know-how 33 29 30 4
5 Natural calamities 33 33 33 5
6 The higher charge for irrigation 33 63 60 6