Cost-benefit analysis of mud crab fattening in coastal areas of Bangladesh

Sujan, Md. Hayder Khan; Kazal, Mohammad Mizanul Haque; Ali, Md. Sekender; Rahman, Md. Sadique

doi:10.1016/j.aqrep.2021.100612

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“…Mud crab fattening plays an important role in the livelihoods of the coastal communities in Bangladesh. The term “fattening” is used when underweight soft-shelled crabs are stocked and raised for a few weeks until their gonad develops ( Rahman et al., 2020 ; Sujan et al., 2021 ). Mud crab fishing supports the livelihoods of more than 50,000 fishers, traders, brokers, transporters, and exporters in Bangladesh, belonging to 300,000 households ( Molla et al., 2009 ).…”

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Nutritional properties of wild and fattening mud crab (Scylla serrata) in the south-eastern district of Bangladesh

Islam

Saha

Bhowmik

et al. 2022

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Nutritional properties of wild and fattening mud crab (Scylla serrata) in the south-eastern district of Bangladesh

Islam

Saha

Bhowmik

et al. 2022

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“…Benefit-Cost analysis is familiar to profitability analysis in agricultural economics. This can be calculated as the ratio of the gross return and gross cost (Islam et al, 2017;Sujan et al, 2021).…”

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Production and profitability of small scale broiler farming in selected areas of Dinajpur district, Bangladesh

Rabbani

Ahmad

2021

Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech.

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This study focuses on the production and profitability of the broiler farming by using Cobb-Douglas production function and Benefit-Cost analysis. For this purpose, data were collected from 50 broiler farmers living in Birol and Sadar upazila of Dinajpur district in 2020. The result revealed that involvement in broiler production seems to be profitable for the small-scale broiler farmers for the study areas notifying by net return as Tk. 6681 with a benefit-cost ratio greater than one, whereas the gross return was Tk.193367. The net return over the total cost is 0.075. The production function resulted that feed, medicines and human labor had significant positive effect on production of broiler whereas only rental cost had negative effect. Training had a highly significant (p<0.01) positive effect on production of broiler. Therefore, it can be recommended that training and proper use of drugs and medicine should be encouraged because of their significant impact. Government and NGOs should also arrange more training for improving broiler production in Bangladesh. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 11(1): 69-73, June 2021

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“…In order to investigate the resource use efficiency (RUE) of beekeeping, the ratio of marginal value product (MVP) to the marginal factor cost (MFC) for each input was computed and tested for its equality to 1 (as used by Sujan et al, 2021).…”

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“…The benefit cost ratio (BCR) is popularly estimated with the profitability analysis in agricultural economics. This BCR was calculated as the ratio of gross return to total cost (as used by Bala et al, 2020;Sujan et al, 2020Sujan et al, & 2021. The undiscounted BCR was significantly higher in modern poly hive (3.63) than that of traditional wooden hive (1.59) (Table 3).…”

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Comparative profitability analysis and resource use efficiency of beekeeping using wooden and poly hive in some selected areas of Bangladesh

Sadia

Hossain

Begum

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Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech.

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Apiarist traditionally adopt wooden hive in beekeeping. Modern poly hive provides a superior environment to raise and keep the honeybee population more vigorous due to its high-tech internal facilities and sanitary system. This study was conducted to examine the comparative profitability and resource use efficiency of beekeeping using traditional wooden hive and modern poly hive in Bangladesh during 2017-18. A total of 60 beekeepers, all have traditional wooden hive and 15 have modern poly hive, were randomly selected from Sirajganj, Gazipur and Satkhira districts to conduct farm level survey with pre-tested questionnaire. Findings of the study reveal that per hive gross and net return were Tk. 11019.26 and 4082.45 for wooden hive and Tk. 27373.34 and 19838.42 for poly hive, respectively. Total cost of beekeeping was Tk. 6936.81 and 7534.92 per hive for wooden and poly hive, respectively. Besides, benefit-cost ratios (BCR) were 1.59 and 3.63 for wooden and poly hive, respectively. Cobb-Douglas production function analysis reveals that labour, transportation, insecticide, equipment, hive and rental costs had significant influence on the returns of beekeeping. More than two times higher BCR and significant positive dummy variable “modern poly hive” indicate the greater profitability of beekeeping in modern poly hives. Resource use efficiency analysis indicates that labour, insecticide, equipment, and honey extraction inputs were under-utilized while feed, transportation, marketing, hive, colony and rental inputs were over-utilized. Beekeeping is also affected by some constraints including high costs of modern poly hive accessories, lack of skilled labour and initial capital, inadequate transportation and marketing facilities. Government and other related organizations should take necessary measures to mitigate those problems. Based on the findings, it is recommended to adopt modern poly hive in beekeeping. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 11(1): 84-91, June 2021

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Cost-benefit analysis of mud crab fattening in coastal areas of Bangladesh

Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

Nutritional properties of wild and fattening mud crab (Scylla serrata) in the south-eastern district of Bangladesh

Nutritional properties of wild and fattening mud crab (Scylla serrata) in the south-eastern district of Bangladesh

Production and profitability of small scale broiler farming in selected areas of Dinajpur district, Bangladesh

Comparative profitability analysis and resource use efficiency of beekeeping using wooden and poly hive in some selected areas of Bangladesh

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