Comparative Profitability of Winter Vegetables In A Selected Area of Dhaka District

The present study was designed to assess the comparative profitability of four winter vegetables namely cauliflower, cabbage, tomato and brinjal in five villages under Keranigonj Thana of Dhaka district. Four dominant winter vegetables in the study were considered. A simple purposive sampling technique was applied. Five villages were purposively selected for the collection of data. In all, 120 respondents (30 for each vegetable) were investigated by interview method during the period of November 2008 to March 2009. Per acre gross margin and net return of brinjal were the highest and the corresponding figures were TK 130051.5 and TK 125226 respectively. The lowest gross margin and net return were found in the case of cabbage and these were TK 45185.5 and TK 37407 respectively. The highest share of total cost of each vegetable goes to labor. In case of brinjal, Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) (3.2) was higher than BCR of cabbage (1.8), tomato (1.7) and cauliflower growers (1.6). BCR indicates that vegetable growing is a profitable farm activity in a short duration of time. So it is evident from the results that vegetable production is a profitable business.