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Technical Efficiency of Brinjal Production in Jamalpur and Sherpur Districts

A. S. M. Anwarul Huq
Agricultural Economics Division, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Jamalpur, Bangladesh

Jahangir Alam
AERS, BARC, Farmgate, Dhaka, Bangladesh

F.R. Khan
RARS, BARI, Jamalpur, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Present study was undertaken to determine the level of technical efficiency and analyse the status of resource allocation for brinjal production in Jamalpur and Sherpur districts. The Cobb-Douglas stochastic production frontier model was used to analyse the data. The study revea.ed that cultivation of brinjal is highly profitable. By cultivating Islampuri variety, net return was Tk 2,16,1801-, and for local (longish black/violet) variety it was Tk 67,925/- per hectare. The benefit cost ratio (BCR) was 4.01 for Islampuri variety and 2.49 for local variety. All of the farmers were found to have produced outputs which were very close to the maximum frontier outputs (efficiency levels varying from 64% to 99% and their mean efficiency was 90%). On average, only 10% technical inefficiency appears, which implies that the output per farm can be increased on 'average by 10% for brinjal production under the prevailing technology without incurring any additional production costs. Side by side advanced technology (high yielding variety, disease and pest management) could be adapted to increase production of this vegetable

Keywords: Technical efficiency, Cost, Return

Location: Jamalpur and Sherpur districts, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Brinjal

Objectives:

To determine the level of technical efficiency of the brinjal producing farmers and to analyse the status of resource allocation.

Methodology:

Jamalpur and Sherpur districts were selected as per suggestion of Regional Research Workshop held at RARS, Jamalpur. Six villages were selected from Sadar Thana of both Jamalpur and Sherpur districts. Shimultali, Dakpara, Shatpakia and Nawbhangachar villages were selected for lslampuri variety and Moheshpur, Ghuradhap, Ranigacha and Chargobindabari villages were selected for local variety (longish black/violet), where those brinjal varieties were cultivated extensively. A total of 80 brinjal growers, 50 for lslampuri variety and 30 for local variety were selected. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the farmers. Data were collected by visiting each farm personally and by interviewing them with the help of a pretested interview schedule. The Cobb-Douglas stochastic production frontier model was used to analyse the data.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 33(1): 65-72, January, 2006

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Achievement/Findings:

Results of the study imply that by cultivating Jslampuri and local (longish /violet) variety of brinjal net return of Tk 2,16,180/- and Tk 67,925/- per hectare, respectively could be obtained. The benefit cost ratio (BCR) was 4.01 for lslampuri variety and 2.49 for local variety. All of the farmers were found to have produced outputs which were very close to the maximum frontier outputs (efficiency levels varying from 64% to 99% and their mean efficiency was 90%). On an average, only 10% technical inefficiency appears, which implies that the output per farm can be increased on average by 10% for brinjal production under the prevailing technology without incurring any additional production costs. Side by side advanced technology (high yielding variety, disease and pest management) could be adapted to increase production of this vegetable.

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