Profitability Analysis of a Newly Developed Drought-Tolerant Pulse Variety Binamasur-10 in Chapainawabganj District of Bangladesh

Abstract

The major objective of this investigation was to assess the costs and benefits for farmers of the BINA advanced draught-tolerant cultivar Binamasur-10 in Nachole and Sadar upazilas of Chapainawabganj district, Bangladesh. All of the original data used in this investigation was acquired from 50 farmers who grew the Binamasur-10 variety, through a pre-planned interview schedule and data collected from April to May 2021. To estimate profitability in this study, costs and return evaluation were done using variable value and total price principles. A total of Tk. 51370.47 was spent on production costs per ha, of which 35% were fixed costs and 65% were variable costs. The cost in Nachole was Tk. 51799.24 per ha, while the cost in Chapainawabganj Sadar was Tk. 50941.70 per ha. In the studied locations, the average net return was Tk. 61909.25 per ha, greater in Chapainwabganj Sadar (Tk. 74050.57 ha-1) than in Nachole (Tk. 49767.92 ha-1). The BCR was assessed to be 2.20 based on overall cost, which was similarly higher in Sadar (2.45) than in Nachole (1.96), both of which are located in the Chapainawabganj district. The 88% of respondents mentioned that shortage of Binamasur-10 seeds was the top constraint. Other restrictions include the lack of information (51%), lack of technical understanding (40%), increased insect infestation (38%), untimely rainfall (36%), and high insecticide costs (19%). Farmers in these regions ought to have access to superior lentil seeds at reasonable market rates as a result. Therefore, the current study is a modest attempt to investigate if the availability of pulse seeds of higher quality at a lower cost could increase production in the chosen areas.