Profitability of Cauliflower and Bean Production in Bangladesh -A Case Study in Three Districts

This paper attempts to analyze examine the revenues and costs of bean and cauliflower in three districts namely, Mymensingh, Comilla and Rajshahi in Bangladesh. Primary data were collected from farm household survey by using pretested semi-structured questionnaire from May to July, 2014. Farmer‟s production efficiency is analyzed by using net farm incomes and BCR taking into account the variable and total cost. The results show that total cost of bean is higher in Comilla than Mymensingh while net farm income is higher in Mymensingh than Comilla. On the other hand, total cost of cauliflower is higher in Comilla than Rajshahi while net farm income is higher in Rajshahi than Comilla. The results indicate that cauliflower and bean productions are profitable in the case study areas. The Problem Confrontation Index (PCI) was applied to rank each problem faced by the farmers. Correlation analysis indicates that farmer‟s age, education, number of agricultural training, numbers of extension contact and farmer‟s homestead area are significantly and negatively correlated with problem confrontation. Extension services should pay more assistance to the farmers, providing more training on disease, insects and pests identification and control. Department of agricultural extension (DAE) may provide some training to the farmers about storage of vegetables and the knowledge about basic marketing tactics to sell their product.