How much can smallholders in Bangladesh benefit from summer tomato cultivation? an applied agro-economic analysis of on-farm data

dc.creatorBaksh, M.E.
dc.creatorRossi, F.J.
dc.creatorKrupnik, T.J.
dc.creatorTalukder, A.S.M.H.
dc.creatorMcdonald, A.
dc.date2021-04-20T17:31:16Z
dc.date2021-04-20T17:31:16Z
dc.date2015
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T20:07:34Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T20:07:34Z
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/21470
dc.identifier10.3329/sja.v13i2.26570
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7513251
dc.descriptionCultivating summer (monsoon season) tomatoes in Bangladesh holds promise as a profitable enterprise with which farmers can augment existing cropping patterns, since only small amounts of land are required. Using on-farm production data collected from 18farmers in Jessore District,gross margin and other economic indicators were estimated. Results indicate that, with careful management implemented early in the crop season, small farmers can earn impressive profits if they harvest summer tomatoes at least twice (two fruiting stages). With an average gross margin equivalent to US$13,737 ha-1 , for example, a smallholder that owns or leases only 0.028 ha (approximately 7 decimals) could earn more than US$ 350. In addition a very high rate of return over investment (5.66) was calculated for farmers harvesting four times during the seven month cultivation period. Nevertheless, additional research remains to fine-tune farmers’ management of the summer tomato crop in order increase profits further by lowering the costs associated with key inputs (e.g., more efficient hormone application), or by utilizing the inputs more effectivetly (e.g., timing the spraying of hormones to coincide fruitsetting with periods of high demand). Since summer grown tomatoes are also disease and pest risk prone, the development of effective integrated pest mangement strategies are also required in order to reduce the high level of chemical use observed.
dc.description80-93
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSAARC Agricultural Centre
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.source2
dc.source13
dc.source1682-8348
dc.sourceSAARC Journal of Agriculture
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAgronomic Management
dc.subjectEconomic Assessment
dc.subjectMarginal Rate of Return
dc.subjectSummer Tomato
dc.subjectTomato Production
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectGROSS MARGINS
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectTOMATOES
dc.titleHow much can smallholders in Bangladesh benefit from summer tomato cultivation? an applied agro-economic analysis of on-farm data
dc.typeArticle
dc.typePublished Version
dc.coverageBangladesh
dc.coverageBangladesh


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