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Table 4.1.34 Cost <strong>and</strong> return of T.aman rice in JessoreSl. No. Input/operati<strong>on</strong> Amount/time Rate (Tk/ha) Total (Tk/ha)1 <strong>Seed</strong>bed preparati<strong>on</strong> C<strong>on</strong>tact - 30002 <strong>Seed</strong> 40 kg 30 12003 L<strong>and</strong> preparati<strong>on</strong> 3 ploughing 1300 39004 Manuring, seedling uprooting 35 labourers 100 3500<strong>and</strong> transplanting5 Manure <strong>and</strong> fertilizerUrea 207 kg 12 2480TSP 30 kg 40 1200MP 30 kg 40 1200Sulphur 12 kg 70 8407 Weeding 3 times <strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tract 2350 83008 Pesticide - - 7009 Harvesting <strong>and</strong> carrying <strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tact - 475010 Threshing <strong>and</strong> storage <strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tact - 175011 Total cost 3282012 Main product (grain) 4400 kg 12.50 5500013 By product (straw) 4500 kg 1 450014 Gross return - - 5950015 Gross margin 2668016 BCR 1.814.1.35 Rice seed producti<strong>on</strong> cost <strong>and</strong> profitability under C<strong>on</strong>tract <strong>Seed</strong> Growers of BADCThe availability, access <strong>and</strong> use of seeds of adaptable modern varieties are str<strong>on</strong>g determinant toenhance the efficiency <strong>and</strong> productivity of other packages (irrigati<strong>on</strong> , fertilizers, pesticides etc.) inincreasing crop producti<strong>on</strong>. In this regard, a good numbers of public <strong>and</strong> private seed companies inBangladesh are involved in producti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> marketing of modern crop varieties with a view toimproving food security in the country.As a part of the present study, an evaluati<strong>on</strong> was made <strong>on</strong> rice seed producti<strong>on</strong> package <strong>and</strong> profitabilityam<strong>on</strong>g the C<strong>on</strong>tract <strong>Seed</strong> Growers of BADC in Rajshahi <strong>for</strong> the year of 2008-2009. The study revealsthat the seed producti<strong>on</strong> programme <strong>for</strong> hybrid rice needed more producti<strong>on</strong> inputs than that of openpollinated Boro <strong>and</strong> T.aman rice varieties (Table 4.1.35). The total variable costs <strong>for</strong> Boro, T.aman <strong>and</strong>hybrid rice cultivati<strong>on</strong> were Tk. 43,549, Tk. 30,964 <strong>and</strong> Tk. 131,858 /ha, respectively. The gross returnsunder these rice varieties were Tk. 92,294, Tk. 68,480 <strong>and</strong> Tk. 307,895 while the gross margins (totalcost basis) were Tk. 36,745, Tk. 25,516 <strong>and</strong> Tk. 161,037/ha, respectively. Am<strong>on</strong>g the three varieties,the highest BCR was obtained from hybrid rice (2.10) followed by Boro rice (1.66) <strong>and</strong> the lowest BCRfound in T.aman rice (1.59). There<strong>for</strong>e, it can be c<strong>on</strong>cluded that the seed producti<strong>on</strong> programme ofhybrid rice is more profitable than that of open pollinated varieties.The C<strong>on</strong>tract <strong>Seed</strong> Growers generally produce rice seed following the producti<strong>on</strong> packages assuggested by SCA under the direct supervisi<strong>on</strong> of BADC <strong>and</strong> other seed producing agencies. That iswhy, the seed quality of C<strong>on</strong>tract <strong>Seed</strong> Growers is far better than that of n<strong>on</strong>-c<strong>on</strong>tract growers.42

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