EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT BAGGING MATERIALS ON MANGO PRODUCTION: ASSESSMENT OF PROFITABILITY AND FRUIT QUALITY
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT BAGGING MATERIALS ON MANGO PRODUCTION: ASSESSMENT OF PROFITABILITY AND FRUIT QUALITY
Mahnaz Afsar1, Nasrin Sultana2
1 Mahnaz Afsar, Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics, EXIM Bank Agricultural University Bangladesh, Chapainawabgaj-6300
2 Nasrin Sultana, Assistant Director, Department of Agricultural Marketing, Khamar Bari, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215
*Corresponding author E-mail: mahnazafsar@yahoo.com
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Article Type: Research Received: 17, Dec. 2019. Accepted: 18, Dec. 2019. Published: 09, Dec. 2019.
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A B S T R A C T
The study was undertaken to determine the profitability and fruit quality of mango using different bagging materials in five Upazilas’ namely: Chapainawabganj Sadar, Shibganj, Bholahat, Nachole and Gomastapur of Chapainawabganj district. Data were collected through interview schedule from randomly selected 100 farmers from July to August 2019. Among different bagging materials used in mango fruit, Brown paper bag was found most effective in several parameters like fruit retention, fruit weight, fruit length, fruit diameter and total sugar percentage. Bagging technology numerically increased the level of mango production per hectare which was 10850 kg and gross return and net return was Tk. 596750 and Tk. 430910 respectively. With higher production and price bagging technology adopters had numerically higher benefit-cost ratio (BCR) was 3.59 than non adopters which were Tk. 330000 and 3.26 respectively. About 60% of the respondents showed high attitude towards fruit bagging as it increases shelf life, reduce pest incidence and overall ecofriendly. Therefore, from the findings of the study it is highly recommended to use fruit bagging in mango production as it is profitable as well as improves fruit quality. |
| Keywords:
Mango, Fruit Bagging, profitability, Bagging Material, Fruit Quality |
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