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Acknowledgement

Ms. Mala Rani Das

Lecturer
Department of Economics
Jahangirnagar University
Districts and Upazillas

Sadar Upazilla

Khetlal

Joypurhat Akkelpur
Districts and Upazillas

Bogura Sadar

Sariakandi

Bogura
Shahjahanpur
Districts and Upazillas

Pabna Sujanagar
Districts and Upazillas

Daulatpur

Ghior

Manikganj
Singair
Districts and Upazillas

Dhaka Dhamrai
Districts and Upazillas

Munshiganj Sadar Upazilla

Districts and Upazillas

Magura Mohammadpur
Districts and Upazillas

Patuakhali Galachipa
Survey Findings

 Demographic Affairs
 Age Distribution
 Education Level
 Living Standard
 Child Expectancy and Children Education
 Costings of Crop Production
 Sector Wise Average Production Costs of Rice, Potato and Onion in Different Districts
 Total Production and Production Costs in Different Districts
Demographic Affairs

A total number of 121 farmers were asked for conducting the survey. Our core findings
were the age distribution, level of education of the farmers, living standards of the
households and children involved in education. In this report, the education level of the
farmers on basis of their age and the ratio of male and female involvement in agriculture are
shown. Living standards are determined on three issues of the households. They are
Sanitation, Housing Quality and Water Source. All these issues are further classified i.e. for
Sanitation: Hygienic/Open/Close, for Housing: Pacaa/Semi Pacca/Tin Shed/ Kacha, for
Water Source: Own Deep Tube Well or Other sources. In addition, expectancy of children
and their involvement percentage are also covered.
Age Distribution of Farmers

Age Distribution Of Farmers

40

35
34
30 32
30
25

20
20
15

10

5
5
0
22-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70
Education Level of Farmers

Education Level
23

19

14
12

7
6 6
5
4 4
3 3 3 3 3
2
Classes (1-4) 0 Classes (5-8) 0 Classes (9-10 & SSC)
0 HSC and Above0 No Education

22-35 36-50 51-65 >65

Living Standards
Sanitation

Sanitation

1%
Hygienic
31% Close
Open

69%
Living Standards

Water Source

Water Source
Deep Own Other

8%

92%
Living Standards
Housing Quality

Housing Quality

Pacca
29% Semi Pacca
32% Kacha
Tin Shed

12% 26%
Child Expectancy and Education

Child Expectancy and Education Status

3.5

2.5

1.5

0.5

0
Children Per Family Child Studying Per Family
Costings of Crop Production

The main objective of the survey was to find out the production costs of Rice, Potato and
Onion in various districts. Our survey could cover the different sector wise costs i.e.
Cleaning Costs, Ploughing Costs, Tractor Oil Costs, Seeding Costs, Fertilizer Costs,
Pesting Costs, Harvesting Costs, Irrigation Costs, Transportation Costs, Processing and
Storing Costs along with the total costs needed to produce the crops. However, after
studying the gathered information it was found that Transportation Costs, Processing and
Storing Costs and Cleaning Costs do not vary at a high extent even a large number
farmers did not mention these costs. In order to being precise and make an accurate
decision we took six core costs which are as follows:

 Ploughing Costs
 Seeding Costs
 Pesting Costs
 Fertilizer Costs
 Harvesting Costs
 Irrigation Costs
Costings of Crop Production

Average Calculation Process

 Total 121 farmers were selected among them 74 farmers cultivated rice, 65
farmers cultivated potato and 68 farmers cultivated onion whereas among these
farmers 35 farmers cultivated all the three crops simultaneously.
 As 8 districts were covered in the survey so average costing of various sectors
are taken for draw conclusion for every district
 Every types of costs from different farmers were calculated for 100 decimal
land for every district
 Next a simple arithmetic mean was calculated for all costs for 100 decimal land
 In case of total production and net total costs for every district, same procedure
was followed
Costings of Rice Production

Sector Wise Average Cost

Average Cost Per 100 Decimal

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
Dhaka Manikgonj Magura Munshigonj Bogura Pabna Joypurhat Patuakhali

Ploughing Cost(Taka) Seeding Cost(Taka) Pesting Cost(Taka)

Fertilizer Cost(Taka) Harvesting Cost(Taka) Irrigation Cost(Taka)
Costings of Rice Production

Average Total Cost

Rice Average Total Cost(Taka) Per 100 Decimal

Patuakhali 11800

Joypurhat 20240

Pabna 22570

Bogura 55430

Munshigonj 23960

Magura 27920

Manikgonj 39200

Dhaka 44800
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000
Costings of Rice Production

Average Total Production

Average Total Production(kg) Per 100 Decimal

3000
2560
2500 2300
2050
1930
2000
1650 1570 1580 1660
1500

1000

500

0
Dhaka Manikgonj Magura Munshigonj Bogura Pabna Joypurhat Patuakhali
Costings of Potato Production

Sector Wise Average Cost

Average Cost Per 100 Decimal

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
Dhaka Magura Manikgonj Munshigonj Bogura Joypurhat Patuakhali

Ploughing Cost(Taka) Seeding Cost(Taka) Pesting Cost(Taka)

Fertilizer Cost(Taka) Harvesting Cost(Taka) Irrigati0on Cost(Taka)
Costings of Potato Production

Average Total Cost

Average Total Cost(Taka) Per 100 Decimal

200000 188666
180000
160000
140000
120000
100000 80193 85807
80000 68187 71619
60000 51285
40000
12416
20000
0
Dhaka Magura Manikgonj Munshigonj Bogura Joypurhat Patuakhali
Costings of Potato Production

Average Total Production

Average Total Production(kg) Per 100 Dec-

imal
14000 13242

12000 11204

10000
7748 8029
8000 6840
6071
6000

4000

2000 752

0
Dhaka Magura Manikgonj Munshigonj Bogura Joypurhat Patuakhali
Costings of Onion Production

Sector Wise Average Cost

Average Cost Per 100 Decimal

50000
45000
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
Dhaka Manikgonj Magura Munshigonj Pabna Joypurhat Patuakhali

Ploughing Cost(Taka) Seeding Cost(Taka) Pesting Cost(Taka)

Fertilizer Cost(Taka) Harvesting Cost(Taka)
Costings of Onion Production

Average Total Cost

Average Total Cost(Taka) Per 100 Decimal

Patuakhali 29938

Joypurhat 29938

Pabna 34868

Munshigonj 129687

Magura 43666

Manikgonj 147000

Dhaka 61400

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000

Costings of Onion Production

Average Total Production

Average Total Production(kg) Per 100 Decimals

7000
6066
6000 5550
4890
5000

4000 3299
3000
1800
2000
834
1000 292
0
Dhaka Manikgonj Magura Munshigonj Pabna Joypurhat Patuakhali
Costings of Crop Production

Net Land of Cultivation

Net Land
3000
2685
2500
2158
1892.5
2000
1400
1500
1080 1073
818 889.5
1000 720 627
504 483 381 415 480
500 331 255 366 334 273 369 249
0 0
0
Dhaka Bogura Joypurhut Magura Manikgonj Munshigonj Pabna Patuakhali

Total Land of Rice Cultivation(decimal) Total Land of potato Cultivation (decimal) Total Land of Onion Cultivation(decimal)
Costings of Crop Production

Net Costs of Production

Net Costs
1800000 1704850

1600000
1400000 1330000

1200000
957900
1000000 862564
800000
590000
600000
349900 375000
400000 312000 271980 276700 295000 266850
243840
184000 187150 165000 156523 157000
130000 134800
200000 84200 73900
0 0
0
Dhaka Bogura Joypurhut Magura Manikgonj Munshigonj Pabna Patuakhali

Total Cost Rice (Taka) Total Cost Potato (Taka) Total Cost Onion(Taka)
Costings of Crop Production

Net Production

Net Production
160000
143000
140000
120000
100000
80000 71080 70360
54850
60000
42420
36686
36580
40000 27420 30300
20220
24640
12020 7880
16590 13945 11860
20000 7850 11410 8660 9897 7270
0 0 2380
0
Dhaka Bogura Joypurhut Magura Manikgonj Munshigonj Pabna Patuakhali

Total Production of Rice (kg) Total Production of Potato (kg) Total Production of Onion (kg)
The Scenario

o In Joypurhat-
Most profitable products are Potato, Corn and Stolons of Taro(কচু র লতি).
The Scenario

o In Bogura,
Chilli and Rice are the most profitable products.
The Scenario

o In Munshigonj and Pabna,

Potato and Onion is the most profitable respectively.
The Scenario

o In Manikganj,
Mustard plants and Seasonal vegetables
The Scenario

o In Patuakhali,
Ground Nut and Paddy
The Scenario

o In Magura,
Coriander Leaves, Onion, Jute and Pulses are highly profitable.
The Scenario

On the one hand, small farmers do not rely on only crops and vegetables cultivation. In most of the
cases, it has been found small farmers make their living mainly on poultry farming and dairy project.
According to them, it takes less human effort, less land and above all they find profit all around the
year.
Conclusion

The conducted survey does not create a full image of the total production situation
of rice, potato and onion as the survey was conducted only in 8 districts among 121
farmers whereas some of the farmers cultivated all the three crops. Most
significantly the information collected from each district was not equal in number
so, the average calculation does not show maximum accuracy on every type of costs
and aspects. Though the survey is not a comprehensive one, it still shows
approximate production costs of the three crops rice, onion and potato. Moreover,
we get the knowledge about the proportional amount of cultivation of different crops
in different districts. In addition, a demographic review of the farmer’s household
has been represented that shows their social condition. Finally, it can be said this
survey gives us a concise but precise idea about the production costs and
productivity of different crops in different regions.
Thank You!

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