The study was conducted in the upazilla namely Keraniganj of Dhaka, Bangladesh during 2015 to assess the profitability, resource use efficiency and factors affecting eggplant cultivation. Primary data collection was carried out at Keraniganj upazilla of Bangladesh.Cobb-Douglas production function was applied to determine the effects of inputs on eggplant production. Human labour, seeds, murate of potash (MoP), urea, power tiller, pesticides and irrigation had significant impact on eggplant production. The most important factors for variation in costs as identified were human labour and chemical fertilizers cost. Net return and cash margin of eggplant production were USD4780.9 and USD4968.8 ha-1, respectively, while the rate of return was 2.60. Thus, eggplant cultivation is a highly profitable enterprise. In all cases, resources are underutilized, so there is more scope to utilize the resources more efficiently in case of eggplant production.
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