Financial profitability of green chilli production: a case study in Bogra district of Bangladesh

Abstract

The study aims to assess financial profitability of green chilli. Fifty producers of green chilli from three upazila of Bogra district were selected for study purpose. A structured questionnaire was constructed for data collection. The results are as descriptive statistics and interpreted based on farmer feedbacks. Findings include that total cost (TC) for green Chilli is Tk. 128011.13; gross return (GR) of Green Chilli is Tk. 240864; gross margin (GM) for green Chilli is Tk. 137698. All the calculations are based on per hectare. Thus, producing green Chilli net return (NR) is Tk. 112852.87. The green chilli is attractive for farmers to produce as its benefit cost ratio (BCR) shows 1.88 in our study. Lack of agricultural credit, lack of farmer's association and lack of crop insurance were the major problems for green chilli cultivation. Farmers expect to avail sufficient credit facilities along with regular government extension services, strong market monitoring authority and better transportation facilities for assisting Chilli cultivation. Moreover, a farmers' association is needed to be formed in chilli production area.

The partial budget analysis of chilli pepper production using netting house IPM technology over the open field

“…Chilli production uses labour-intensive. The labour cost allocation to the total cost is diverse, ranging between 35% to 50% [27][28][29]. Allocation of labour cost allocation is generally significant on the land preparation and chilli plant maintenance [6].…”

Economic Value and Farmers’ Response of Chili Proliga Technology In Rembang Regency, Central Java

“…The chili production obtained by both groups of technology is presented in Table 3. The chili production obtained by the farmers in the existing technology was higher than the chili production in West Sumatra with various fertilization doses, ranging between 9,790 kg ha -1 to 11,350 kg ha -1 [23], different tillage methode and applied biofertilizers in chili plantation can increase yield by 4.80-63.07% ha -1 [24], and the red chili production in Bogra Regency, Bangladesh was 7,527 kg ha -1 [25]. Meanwhile, the chili production obtained by the proliga technology (22,986 kg ha -1 ) was higher than the results obtained by [26] in Punjab Pakistan of which the red chili production was 18,953 to 21,209 kg ha -1 .…”

“…The R/C value was relatively small when compared to the financial feasibility of red chili in Punjab, Pakistan which obtained R/C value of 2.70 to 3.02 [25], and the financial feasibility of red chili in Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi which obtained R/C value of 2.92 [29. In addition, chili farming in Banyuasin Regency with drip irrigation technology was more profitable than chili farming without drip irrigation as indicated by the R/C value of 2.00 and 1.61, respectively [30].…”