Abstract
Climatic condition is conducive to cultivate mustard in Bangladesh and there are ample opportunity to improve the present scenario of production, since the demand of oilseeds is high. But economic analysis of production of this crop remains unnoticed most of the time. For assessment of the profitability and resource use efficiency, a field level study was conducted with 100 mustard growers, who were selected purposively and interviewed with pre tested questionnaire from Manikganj district during the period May to August 2019. Applying the Cobb-Douglas production model the results suggested that farmers earned 18577.91 Tk ha-1 by producing 1683.75 kg ha-1 Mustard with the Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) 1.28. Land preparation cost, seed, human labour, irrigation and fertilizer had a significant positive effect on the yield of Mustard while insecticides had negative insignificant effect. Farmers were inefficient in case of resource use. Mustard cultivation is profitable in Bangladesh and has the potentiality to minimize import cost of oilseeds. Mustard production can be increased further by ensuring adequate supply of labor at peak period with reasonable wage rate, incentive price of produce for farmers, sufficient drainage system after flood, collateral free and easy access to credit, crop insurance to mustard growers.
 SAARC J. Agri., 18(2): 195-206 (2020)
Highlights
Under rice-based cultivation system in Bangladesh, where three fourth of total cultivable land was engaged in rice production in 2015-16 (BBS, 2019).Mustard is the major oilseeds in Bangladesh which exhibits an increase in production from 1994 to 2018 except few fluctuations in the case of total production and area under cultivation (FAO STAT, 2018)
Mustard occupied more than 69.94 % of the total cultivated area of oilseeds followed by sesame, groundnut, and soybean (BBS, 2019)
Production can be increased to a great extent through increasing these drivers in the studied region
Summary
Mustard occupied more than 69.94 % of the total cultivated area of oilseeds followed by sesame, groundnut, and soybean (BBS, 2019). Proper information on the profitability of mustard production is crucial in the formulation of effective and efficient policy regarding the research and development, pricing policy, restructuring marketing system, and prioritizing the cultivation of this nutritious crop. Considering this situation, analysis of profitability, resource use efficiency was focused in this study and problems faced by farmers in mustard cultivation were identified
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